Rajmahal is assembly constituency number 1 in Jharkhand, in Sahibganj district, and one of the segments of the Rajmahal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Md. Tajuddin of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won with 53.7% of the vote, 43,432 votes ahead of Anant Kumar Ojha (BJP).
- 01Md. TajuddinJMM1,40,17653.67%
- 02Anant Kumar OjhaBJP96,74437.04%
- 03Sunil YadavIndependent14,0125.37%
- 04Motilal SarkarJLKM1,9180.73%
- 05Nandlal SahLKHAP1,0950.42%
- 9 other candidates · 4,160 votesNOTA · 3,058 (1.17%)
Margin 43,432 votes · 16.63% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,61,163 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. TajuddinMale · 51 yrs | JMM | 1,40,176 | 53.67% |
| 2 | Anant Kumar OjhaMale · 51 yrs | BJP | 96,744 | 37.04% |
| 3 | Sunil YadavMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 14,012 | 5.37% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,058 | 1.17% |
| 4 | Motilal SarkarMale · 53 yrs | JLKM | 1,918 | 0.73% |
| 5 | Nandlal SahMale · 55 yrs | LKHAP | 1,095 | 0.42% |
| 6 | Saddam HussainMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 907 | 0.35% |
| 7 | Adhir Kumar MandalMale · 64 yrs | Independent | 708 | 0.27% |
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| 8 | Randhir PrasadMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 592 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Murli Dhar TiwariMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 557 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Rameshwar MandalMale · 67 yrs | PPID | 348 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Naim SekhMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 340 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Md Sahadat HussainMale · 26 yrs | SP | 312 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Gopal Chandra MandalMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 223 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Md AslamMale · 65 yrs | Independent | 173 | 0.07% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2019, JMM in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Rajmahal result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anant Kumar Ojha | BJP | 88,904 | 42.26% |
| 2 | Md. Tajuddin | AJSUP | 76,532 | 36.38% |
| 3 | Ketabuddin Sekh | JMM | 24,619 | 11.70% |
| 4 | Pradip Kumar Singh | BSP | 3,826 | 1.82% |
| 5 | Gopal Chandra Mandal | Independent | 2,617 | 1.24% |
| 6 | Nitya Nand Gupta | Independent | 2,614 | 1.24% |
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| 7 | Rajkishor Yadav | Independent | 1,421 | 0.68% |
| 8 | Pranjit Kumar | Independent | 1,348 | 0.64% |
| 9 | Ravindra Prasad Sah | Independent | 901 | 0.43% |
| 10 | Nasima Khanam | AIMIM | 862 | 0.41% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 821 | 0.39% |
| 11 | Nand Lal Sah | Independent | 809 | 0.38% |
| 12 | Col. Bhagwan Yadav | RPPRINAT | 599 | 0.28% |
| 13 | Rajkumar Yadav | JVM | 594 | 0.28% |
| 14 | Ajay Kuamr Das | Independent | 577 | 0.27% |
| 15 | Sheo Prasad Thakur | Independent | 554 | 0.26% |
| 16 | Ramsagar Singh | RJBP | 552 | 0.26% |
| 17 | Sanjay Kumar Mandal(bachu) | LJP | 520 | 0.25% |
| 18 | Rameshwar Mandal | PPID | 407 | 0.19% |
| 19 | Sanjay Kr. Pandey | Shiv Sena | 334 | 0.16% |
| 20 | Binod Kumar Yadav | Independent | 306 | 0.15% |
| 21 | Saddam Hussain Advocate | Independent | 262 | 0.12% |
| 22 | Rajesh Mandal | Independent | 220 | 0.10% |
| 23 | Md Nawab Sheakh | RKSP | 195 | 0.09% |
Rajmahal result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anant Kumar Ojha | BJP | 77,481 | 39.71% |
| 2 | Md. Tajuddin | JMM | 76,779 | 39.35% |
| 3 | Bajrangi Prasad Yadav | Independent | 18,866 | 9.67% |
| 4 | Md. Rafikul Alam | CPI(M) | 5,478 | 2.81% |
| 5 | Arun Mandal | RJD | 5,175 | 2.65% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,268 | 1.16% |
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| 6 | Sunil Kumar Sinha | JD(U) | 2,125 | 1.09% |
| 7 | Krishna Mahto | JVM | 1,617 | 0.83% |
| 8 | Binod Kumar Yadav | Independent | 1,608 | 0.82% |
| 9 | Shankar Mandal | Shiv Sena | 1,565 | 0.80% |
| 10 | Saiyad Arshad Nasar | SP | 900 | 0.46% |
| 11 | Satanand Mandal | BMUP | 667 | 0.34% |
| 12 | Arjun Kumar Karmkar | NCP | 576 | 0.30% |
Rajmahal result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun Mandal | BJP | 51,277 | 37.67% |
| 2 | Md. Tajuddin | JMM | 40,874 | 30.03% |
| 3 | Thomas Hansda | INC | 14,782 | 10.86% |
| 4 | Nazrul Islam | TMC | 7,017 | 5.16% |
| 5 | Md. Moinuddin Shekh | CPI(M) | 6,065 | 4.46% |
| 6 | Dhruv Bhagat | LJP | 3,811 | 2.80% |
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| 7 | Binod Kumar Yadav | Independent | 3,224 | 2.37% |
| 8 | Mukhtar Hussain | RSP | 2,568 | 1.89% |
| 9 | Vibhash Kumar Shah | AJSUP | 2,030 | 1.49% |
| 10 | Idrish | BSP | 1,800 | 1.32% |
| 11 | Abhimanyu Mandal | Shiv Sena | 1,434 | 1.05% |
| 12 | Dharmendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,236 | 0.91% |
Rajmahal outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Sahibganj district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rajmahal is one of the assembly segments of Rajmahal. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Rajmahal candidates.
- Vijay Kumar HansdakJMM1,09,642 46.6%
- Tala MarandiBJP1,06,045 45.1%
- Gopin SorenCPI(M)6,715 2.9%
- Mahesh PahariyaIndependent2,935 1.2%
- Lobin HembramIndependent1,997 0.8%
In the assembly election JMM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JMM led here by 3,597 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rajmahal.
Who won the Rajmahal assembly seat in 2024?
Md. Tajuddin of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) won Rajmahal in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 1,40,176 votes, which was 53.67% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rajmahal?
The margin was 43,432 votes (16.63% of valid votes). The runner-up was Anant Kumar Ojha of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 96,744 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rajmahal in 2024?
Turnout was 73.32%: 2,61,252 of 3,56,322 registered electors voted, across 383 polling stations. That is 3.4 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajmahal part of?
Rajmahal is an assembly segment of the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Vijay Kumar Hansdak got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Rajmahal a reserved constituency?
No. Rajmahal is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Rajmahal?
The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Sahibganj population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, SahebganjEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Jharkhand state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Jharkhand Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Jharkhand districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, JharkhandBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in JharkhandCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in JharkhandMunicipal corporations, councils, wards