RAJMAHAL
Constituency no. 26 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called RAJMAHAL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1999
Thomas Hansda
INC
Elections held
11
1962–1999
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1999
62,099
11.08% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPSom Marandi
- Votes
- 1,88,199
- Vote share
- 33.59%
- Behind by
- 62,099
Electors
9,50,593
Total votes polled
5,60,248
Valid votes
5,60,248
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.9%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 5,60,248 valid votes
Thomas HansdaINCwon
2,50,298
44.7%
Som MarandiBJP
1,88,199
33.6%
Simon MarandiJMM
1,14,608
20.5%
Mahesh MaltoIND
2,849
0.5%
Kistu MurmuIND
2,620
0.5%
Wakil HenbramIND
984
0.2%
Sobu MarandiIND
690
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Thomas Hansda | INC | 2,50,298 | 44.68% | Som Marandi | 62,099 |
| 1998 | SOM MARANDI | BJP | 1,98,889 | 34.03% | THOMAS HANSDA | 9 |
| 1996 | THOMAS HANSDA | INC | 2,52,230 | 45.22% | SIMON MARANDI | 1,43,162 |
| 1991 | SIMON MARANDI | JMM | 1,76,223 | 38.21% | THOMAS HANSDA | 32,664 |
| 1989 | SIMON MARANDI | JMM | 2,65,332 | 58.11% | JAI KUMAR TUDU | 1,66,415 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above