Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14
Lok Sabha
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(parliamentary) constituencies in
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...
state in eastern
India
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. This constituency covers the entire
Sahebganj and
Pakur districts. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the
Scheduled tribes
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Assembly segments
Presently, Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislativ ...
(legislative assembly) segments:
Members of Parliament
*1957: Paika Murmu
Paika Murmu was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress ...
, Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...
*1962: Iswar Marandi
Iswar Marandi (15 December 1918 – 7 August 1972) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Con ...
, Jharkhand Party
The Jharkhand Party (JP) (Hindi:झापा ) is an oldest Political Party in India formed in the year of 5 March 1949 by Jaipal Singh Munda.Which grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state.
Jharkhand Party participated in Election ...
*1967: Iswar Marandi
Iswar Marandi (15 December 1918 – 7 August 1972) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Con ...
, Jharkhand Party
The Jharkhand Party (JP) (Hindi:झापा ) is an oldest Political Party in India formed in the year of 5 March 1949 by Jaipal Singh Munda.Which grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state.
Jharkhand Party participated in Election ...
*1971: Iswar Marandi
Iswar Marandi (15 December 1918 – 7 August 1972) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Con ...
, Indian National Congress
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*1977: Anthony Murmu
Father Anthony Murmu was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Janata Party. Murmu was a Jesuit priest. He struggled for rights of Santhal Santhal may refer to :
Places and jurisdict ...
, Janata Party
The Janata Party ( JP, lit. ''People's Party'') was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian Nat ...
*1980: Seth Hembram
Seth Hembram is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress P ...
, Indian National Congress
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*1984: Seth Hembram
Seth Hembram is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress P ...
, Indian National Congress
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*1989: Simon Marandi
Simon Marandi was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal as a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha from 1989 to 1996.
Political career
He was elected to Bihar Legislativ ...
, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( lit. ''Jharkhand Liberation Front''; JMM) is a State political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has one seat in the 17th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of ...
*1991: Simon Marandi
Simon Marandi was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal as a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha from 1989 to 1996.
Political career
He was elected to Bihar Legislativ ...
, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( lit. ''Jharkhand Liberation Front''; JMM) is a State political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has one seat in the 17th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of ...
*1996: Thomas Hansda
Thomas Hansda is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress ...
, Indian National Congress
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*1998: Som Marandi
Som Marandi (7 January 1964 – 23 March 2022) was an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Marandi was a first term member of the Lok Sabha in 1998 from the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ...
, Bharatiya Janata Party
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*1999: Thomas Hansda
Thomas Hansda is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Rajmahal, Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress ...
, Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...
*2004: Hemlal Murmu
Hemlal Murmu was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Rajmahal constituency of Jharkhand and was a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party. He is the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Rajmahal (Lok ...
, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( lit. ''Jharkhand Liberation Front''; JMM) is a State political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has one seat in the 17th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of ...
*2009: Devidhan Besra
Devidhan Besra ( – 25 August 2022) was an Indian politician, belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party. In the 2009 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency of Jharkhand.
Besra died from prostate cancer o ...
, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...
*2014: Vijay Kumar Hansdak
Vijay Kumar Hansdak is an Indian politician and a member of the Lok Sabha. He represents the Rajmahal constituency of Jharkhand and a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Vijay is son of former Congress MP and former Congress State (Jha ...
, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( lit. ''Jharkhand Liberation Front''; JMM) is a State political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has one seat in the 17th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of ...
*2019: Vijay Kumar Hansdak
Vijay Kumar Hansdak is an Indian politician and a member of the Lok Sabha. He represents the Rajmahal constituency of Jharkhand and a member of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. Vijay is son of former Congress MP and former Congress State (Jha ...
, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( lit. ''Jharkhand Liberation Front''; JMM) is a State political party in the Indian state of Jharkhand which was founded by Binod Bihari Mahato. It has one seat in the 17th Lok Sabha. Shibu Soren is the president of ...
Elections Results
See also
* Sahebganj district
* Pakur district
* List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
Notes
External links
Rajmahal lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand
Sahibganj district
Pakur district