Rajmahal Assembly constituency

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Rajmahal

| type = SLA

| map_image = Rajmahal constituency map.svg

| map_caption =

| map_alt =

| state = Jharkhand

| district = Sahebganj

| division = Santhal Pargana

| loksabha_cons = Rajmahal

| constituency_no = 1

| established = 1951

| reservation = None

| abolished =

| mla = Md. Tajuddin

| party = {{Party index link|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

| alliance =

| latest_election_year = 2024

| electors =

}}

Rajmahal Assembly constituency is one of the 81 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand state in eastern India.{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC & PC List- Jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152343/http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |archive-date=18 December 2019}} This constituency covers Rajmahal and Sahebganj Police Stations in Rajmahal sub-division of the district.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, Schedule XIII|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=166, 174}}

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.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Election

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

colspan=4| Bihar Legislative Assembly
rowspan=2|1952

|Md. Burhanuddin Khan

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}

Jetha Kisku (Rajmahal Damin constituency)
1957

|rowspan=2|Binodanand Jha

1962
1967

|Nathmal Dokarai

|{{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}

1969

|Om Prakash Roy

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}

1972

|Nathmal Dokania

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1977

|rowspan=3|Dhruv Bhagat

|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}

1980

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

1985
1990

|Raghu Nath Prasad Sodani

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1995

|Dhruv Bhagat

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}

2000

|Arun Mandal

colspan=4| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005

|Thomas Hansda{{cite web|url = http://www.elections.in/jharkhand/assembly-constituencies/rajmahal.html |title = Rajmahal Election Results 2014 Jharkhand|publisher = Elections.in |access-date = 26 January 2016}}

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2009

|Arun Mandal{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}

2014

|rowspan=2|Anant Kumar Ojha{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}

2019
2024

|Md. Tajuddin

|{{Full party name with color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}

Election results

=Assembly election 2024=

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Tajuddin |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=1,40,176 |percentage=53.67% |change={{increase}}41.97 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anant Kumar Ojha |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=96,744 |percentage=37.04% |change={{decrease}}5.21 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Yadav |party=Independent politician |votes=14,012 |percentage=5.37% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Motilal Sarkar |party=Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |votes=1,918 |percentage=0.73% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=3,058 |percentage=1.17% |change={{increase}}0.78 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=43,432 |percentage=16.63% |change= {{increase}}10.75 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,61,163 |percentage=73.41% |change= {{increase}}3.71 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,55,762 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.85 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}11.42 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly election 2019=

{{Election box begin|title= 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Anant Kumar Ojha |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=88,904 |percentage=42.26% |change={{increase}}2.55 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Tajuddin |party=All Jharkhand Students Union |votes=76,532 |percentage=36.38% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ketabuddin Sekh |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=24,619 |percentage=11.70% |change={{decrease}}27.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pradip Kumar Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=3,826 |percentage=1.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gopal Chandra Mandal |party=Independent politician |votes=2,617 |percentage=1.24% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nitya Nand Gupta |party=Independent politician |votes=2,614 |percentage=1.24% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajkishor Yadav |party=Independent politician |votes=1,421 |percentage=0.68% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=821 |percentage=0.39% |change={{decrease}}0.77 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,372 |percentage=5.88% |change= {{increase}}5.52 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=2,10,394 |percentage=69.70% |change= {{decrease}}2.58 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,01,867 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.82 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.55 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2014=

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Anant Kumar Ojha |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=77,481 |percentage=39.71% |change={{increase}}2.04 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Tajuddin |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=76,779 |percentage=39.35% |change={{increase}}9.32 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bajrangi Prasad Yadav |party=Independent politician |votes=18,866 |percentage=9.67% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Rafikul Alam |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=5,478 |percentage=2.81% |change={{decrease}}1.65 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Arun Mandal |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=5,175 |percentage=2.65% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Kumar Sinha |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=2,125 |percentage=1.09% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Krishna Mahto |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=1,617 |percentage=0.83% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=2,268 |percentage=1.16% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=702 |percentage=0.36% |change= {{decrease}}7.28 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,95,113 |percentage=72.28% |change= {{increase}}13.99 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,69,959 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.59 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.04 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2009=

{{Election box begin|title= 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Arun Mandal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=51,277 |percentage=37.67% |change={{increase}}22.41 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Tajuddin |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=40,874 |percentage=30.03% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thomas Hansda |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,782 |percentage=10.86% |change={{decrease}}14.86 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazrul Islam |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=7,017 |percentage=5.16% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Moinuddin Shekh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=6,065 |percentage=4.46% |change={{decrease}}9.51 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhruv Bhagat |party=Lok Janshakti Party |votes=3,811 |percentage=2.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Binod Kumar Yadav |party=Independent politician |votes=3,224 |percentage=2.37% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,403 |percentage=7.64% |change= {{decrease}}0.24 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,36,119 |percentage=58.28% |change= {{decrease}}4.70 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,33,547 |ref = |change= {{increase}}3.75 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}11.95 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2005=

{{Election box begin|title= 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Thomas Hansda |party=Indian National Congress |votes=36,472 |percentage=25.72% |change={{increase}}5.52 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Arun Mandal |party=Independent politician |votes=25,296 |percentage=17.84% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kamal Krishna Bhagat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=21,639 |percentage=15.26% |change={{decrease}}14.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Moinuddin Shekh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=19,805 |percentage=13.97% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramchandra Keshri |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=11,254 |percentage=7.94% |change={{decrease}}1.71 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhruv Bhagat |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=4,251 |percentage=3.00% |change={{decrease}}4.27 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Md. Tajuddin |party=Independent politician |votes=2,881 |percentage=2.03% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,176 |percentage=7.88% |change= {{decrease}}1.81 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,41,779 |percentage=62.98% |change= {{increase}}1.01 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,25,100 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.98 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}4.19 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2000=

{{Election box begin|title= 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar|access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Arun Mandal |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=36,623 |percentage=29.92% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Najrul Islam |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=24,761 |percentage=20.23% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anil Kumar Sarkar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=24,733 |percentage=20.21% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dhruv Bhagat |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=11,804 |percentage=9.64% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jayant Singh |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=8,900 |percentage=7.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dara Singh Yadav |party=Independent politician |votes=7,034 |percentage=5.75% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Farid Shaikh |party=Independent politician |votes=5,224 |percentage=4.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,862 |percentage=9.69% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=1,22,406 |percentage=62.66% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,97,497 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References