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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1998

Rajmahal

Parliamentary constituency 26 (ST) · Bihar

State boardBihar 1998

[01]Result · 1998

#26 · ST
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants11
Electors9,50,723
Votes polled5,84,517
Turnout61.5%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerSom MarandiBharatiya Janata Party1,98,88934.0% of votes
MARGIN9 votes · 0.0 pp1,98,889 − 1,98,880
Runner-upThomas Hansda Indian National Congress1,98,88034.0% of votes
BJP 50.0% of top-two votesINC 50.0%

All candidates 11

  1. 01 Som MarandiBJP1,98,889 34.0%
  2. 02 Thomas HansdaINC1,98,880 34.0%
  3. 03 Simon MarandiJMM1,50,104 25.7%
  4. 04 Jyotin SorenCPI(M)22,359 3.8%
  5. 05 Ramshil MurmuIND5,748 1.0%
  6. 06 Manju Snehlata HembromBJC3,094 0.5%
  7. 07 Mahesh MaltoIND2,648 0.5%
  8. 08 Chandra Shekhar AzadIND1,123 0.2%
  9. 09 Betka MarandiIND723 0.1%
  10. 10 Bajiram MarandiIND486 0.1%
  11. 11 Sanjay Kumar SorenIND463 0.1%

Turnout 61.5%

025507510061.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 64.0%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 54 seats, 199864.0%
  • ReconciliationΣ 11 candidates = 5,84,517Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

  1. 2024
    9.9 pp
    Ajay Kumar MandalJanata Dal (United)
  2. 2019
    26.6 pp
    Ajay Kumar MandalJanata Dal (United)
  3. 2014
    1.0 pp
    Shailesh Kumar Urph Bulo MandalRashtriya Janata Dal
  4. 2009
    8.9 pp
    Syed Shahnawaz HussainBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2004
    0.7 pp
    Giridhari YadavRashtriya Janata Dal
  6. 1999
    11.1 pp
    Thomas HansdaIndian National Congress
  7. 1998
    0.0 pp
    Som MarandiBharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1996
    25.7 pp
    Thomas HansdaIndian National Congress
  9. 1991
    7.1 pp
    Simon MarandiJharkhand Mukti Morcha
  10. 1989
    36.5 pp
    Simon MarandiJharkhand Mukti Morcha
  11. 1984
    25.5 pp
    Seth HembromIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    18.1 pp
    Seth HemremIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    42.4 pp
    Father Anthoni MurmuBharatiya Lok Dal
  14. 1971
    6.3 pp
    Satya Charan BesraIndian National Congress
  15. 1967
    7.8 pp
    S. C. BesraIndian National Congress
  16. 1962
    0.8 pp
    Satya Chandra BesraIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 42.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed JMM polled 1,50,104 votes, 16678× the 9-vote margin.

    1,50,104 ÷ 9 = 16678.2

  2. The top two polled 68.1% of votes; the other 9 candidates 31.9% between them.

    (1,98,889 + 1,98,880) ÷ 5,84,517 = 68.1% · 1,86,748 ÷ 5,84,517 = 31.9%

  3. Turnout of 61.5% was 2.5 pp below the state's median seat (64.0%).

    61.5 − 64.0 = −2.5

  4. The margin narrowed from 25.7 pp in 1996 to 0.0 pp.

    0.0 − 25.7 = −25.7 pp

  5. Thomas Hansda, the 1996 winner, finished second in 1998.

    1996 winner name = 1998 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 11 candidate lines5,84,517
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled5,84,517
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Bihar · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates11 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 54 seats on the Bihar Lok Sabha 1998 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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