Rajmahal Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Rajmahal Assembly constituency is one of the 81 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand state in eastern India.[1] This constituency covers Rajmahal and Sahebganj Police Stations in Rajmahal sub-division of the district.[2]
| Rajmahal | |
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| Constituency No. 1 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Division | Santhal Pargana |
| District | Sahebganj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajmahal |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JMM |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Overview
Rajmahal (constituency number 1) is one of the three Jharkhand Legislative Assembly constituencies in Sahebganj district. It is one of the Assembly segments of the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency along with 5 other segments, namely, Borio and Barhait in this district and Litipara, Pakur and Maheshpur in Pakur district.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Md. Burhanuddin Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| Jetha Kisku[a] | |||
| 1957 | Binodanand Jha | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Nathmal Dokarai | Swatantra Party | |
| 1969 | Om Prakash Roy | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Nathmal Dokania | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Dhruv Bhagat | Independent | |
| 1980 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Raghu Nath Prasad Sodani | Indian National Congress | |
| 1995 | Dhruv Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Arun Mandal | ||
| 2005 | Thomas Hansda | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Arun Mandal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2014 | Anant Kumar Ojha | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Md. Tajuddin | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
Election results
Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 140,176 | 53.67 |  41.97 | |
| BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 96,744 | 37.04 |  5.21 | |
| Independent | Sunil Yadav | 14,012 | 5.37 | New | |
| JLKM | Motilal Sarkar | 1,918 | 0.73 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,058 | 1.17 | 0.78 | |
| Margin of victory | 43,432 | 16.63 | 10.75 | ||
| Turnout | 2,61,163 | 73.41 | 3.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,55,762 | 17.85 | |||
| JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 11.42 |
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 88,904 | 42.26 | 2.55 | |
| AJSU | Md. Tajuddin | 76,532 | 36.38 | New | |
| JMM | Ketabuddin Sekh | 24,619 | 11.70 | 27.65 | |
| BSP | Pradip Kumar Singh | 3,826 | 1.82 | New | |
| Independent | Gopal Chandra Mandal | 2,617 | 1.24 | New | |
| Independent | Nitya Nand Gupta | 2,614 | 1.24 | New | |
| Independent | Rajkishor Yadav | 1,421 | 0.68 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 821 | 0.39 | 0.77 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,372 | 5.88 | 5.52 | ||
| Turnout | 2,10,394 | 69.70 | 2.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,01,867 | 11.82 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.55 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 77,481 | 39.71 | 2.04 | |
| JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 76,779 | 39.35 | 9.32 | |
| Independent | Bajrangi Prasad Yadav | 18,866 | 9.67 | New | |
| CPI(M) | Md. Rafikul Alam | 5,478 | 2.81 | 1.65 | |
| RJD | Arun Mandal | 5,175 | 2.65 | New | |
| JD(U) | Sunil Kumar Sinha | 2,125 | 1.09 | New | |
| JVM(P) | Krishna Mahto | 1,617 | 0.83 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,268 | 1.16 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 702 | 0.36 | 7.28 | ||
| Turnout | 1,95,113 | 72.28 | 13.99 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,69,959 | 15.59 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 2.04 |
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Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arun Mandal | 51,277 | 37.67 | 22.41 | |
| JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 40,874 | 30.03 | New | |
| INC | Thomas Hansda | 14,782 | 10.86 | 14.86 | |
| AITC | Nazrul Islam | 7,017 | 5.16 | New | |
| CPI(M) | Md. Moinuddin Shekh | 6,065 | 4.46 | 9.51 | |
| LJP | Dhruv Bhagat | 3,811 | 2.80 | New | |
| Independent | Binod Kumar Yadav | 3,224 | 2.37 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,403 | 7.64 | 0.24 | ||
| Turnout | 1,36,119 | 58.28 | 4.70 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,33,547 | 3.75 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.95 |
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Assembly Election 2005
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thomas Hansda | 36,472 | 25.72 | 5.52 | |
| Independent | Arun Mandal | 25,296 | 17.84 | New | |
| BJP | Kamal Krishna Bhagat | 21,639 | 15.26 | 14.66 | |
| CPI(M) | Moinuddin Shekh | 19,805 | 13.97 | New | |
| RJD | Ramchandra Keshri | 11,254 | 7.94 | 1.71 | |
| NCP | Dhruv Bhagat | 4,251 | 3.00 | 4.27 | |
| Independent | Md. Tajuddin | 2,881 | 2.03 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,176 | 7.88 | 1.81 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,779 | 62.98 | 1.01 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,25,100 | 13.98 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.19 |
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Assembly Election 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arun Mandal | 36,623 | 29.92 | New | |
| JMM | Najrul Islam | 24,761 | 20.23 | New | |
| INC | Anil Kumar Sarkar | 24,733 | 20.21 | New | |
| RJD | Dhruv Bhagat | 11,804 | 9.64 | New | |
| NCP | Jayant Singh | 8,900 | 7.27 | New | |
| Independent | Dara Singh Yadav | 7,034 | 5.75 | New | |
| Independent | Farid Shaikh | 5,224 | 4.27 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,862 | 9.69 | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,406 | 62.66 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,97,497 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- Rajmahal Damin