# Rajmahal Assembly constituency

Rajmahal Assembly constituency is one of the 81 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers Rajmahal and Sahebganj Police Stations in Rajmahal sub-division of the district.

## 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

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Md. Burhanuddin Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Jetha Kisku (Rajmahal Damin constituency) | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Binodanand Jha | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Binodanand Jha | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Nathmal Dokarai | Swatantra Party |
| 1969 | Om Prakash Roy | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1972 | Nathmal Dokania | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Dhruv Bhagat | Independent |
| 1980 | Dhruv Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Dhruv Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1990 | Raghu Nath Prasad Sodani | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Dhruv Bhagat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2000 | Arun Mandal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Thomas Hansda | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Arun Mandal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Anant Kumar Ojha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Anant Kumar Ojha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Md. Tajuddin | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |

## Election results
### Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 140,176 | 53.67% | 41.97 |
| | BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 96,744 | 37.04% | 5.21 |
| | Independent | Sunil Yadav | 14,012 | 5.37% | New |
| | JLKM | Motilal Sarkar | 1,918 | 0.73% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,058 | 1.17% | 0.78 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 43,432 | 16.63% | 10.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,61,163 | 73.41% | 3.71 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,55,762 | | 17.85 |
| | JMM gain from BJP | JMM gain from BJP | Swing | 11.42 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 88,904 | 42.26% | 2.55 |
| | AJSU | Md. Tajuddin | 76,532 | 36.38% | New |
| | JMM | Ketabuddin Sekh | 24,619 | 11.70% | 27.65 |
| | BSP | Pradip Kumar Singh | 3,826 | 1.82% | New |
| | Independent | Gopal Chandra Mandal | 2,617 | 1.24% | New |
| | Independent | Nitya Nand Gupta | 2,614 | 1.24% | New |
| | Independent | Rajkishor Yadav | 1,421 | 0.68% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 821 | 0.39% | 0.77 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,372 | 5.88% | 5.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,10,394 | 69.70% | 2.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,01,867 | | 11.82 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.55 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Anant Kumar Ojha | 77,481 | 39.71% | 2.04 |
| | JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 76,779 | 39.35% | 9.32 |
| | Independent | Bajrangi Prasad Yadav | 18,866 | 9.67% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Md. Rafikul Alam | 5,478 | 2.81% | 1.65 |
| | RJD | Arun Mandal | 5,175 | 2.65% | New |
| | JD(U) | Sunil Kumar Sinha | 2,125 | 1.09% | New |
| | JVM(P) | Krishna Mahto | 1,617 | 0.83% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,268 | 1.16% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 702 | 0.36% | 7.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,95,113 | 72.28% | 13.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,69,959 | | 15.59 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.04 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Arun Mandal | 51,277 | 37.67% | 22.41 |
| | JMM | Md. Tajuddin | 40,874 | 30.03% | New |
| | INC | Thomas Hansda | 14,782 | 10.86% | 14.86 |
| | AITC | Nazrul Islam | 7,017 | 5.16% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Md. Moinuddin Shekh | 6,065 | 4.46% | 9.51 |
| | LJP | Dhruv Bhagat | 3,811 | 2.80% | New |
| | Independent | Binod Kumar Yadav | 3,224 | 2.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,403 | 7.64% | 0.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,119 | 58.28% | 4.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,33,547 | | 3.75 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | 11.95 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Thomas Hansda | 36,472 | 25.72% | 5.52 |
| | Independent | Arun Mandal | 25,296 | 17.84% | New |
| | BJP | Kamal Krishna Bhagat | 21,639 | 15.26% | 14.66 |
| | CPI(M) | Moinuddin Shekh | 19,805 | 13.97% | New |
| | RJD | Ramchandra Keshri | 11,254 | 7.94% | 1.71 |
| | NCP | Dhruv Bhagat | 4,251 | 3.00% | 4.27 |
| | Independent | Md. Tajuddin | 2,881 | 2.03% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,176 | 7.88% | 1.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,41,779 | 62.98% | 1.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,25,100 | | 13.98 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 4.19 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rajmahal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Arun Mandal | 36,623 | 29.92% | New |
| | JMM | Najrul Islam | 24,761 | 20.23% | New |
| | INC | Anil Kumar Sarkar | 24,733 | 20.21% | New |
| | RJD | Dhruv Bhagat | 11,804 | 9.64% | New |
| | NCP | Jayant Singh | 8,900 | 7.27% | New |
| | Independent | Dara Singh Yadav | 7,034 | 5.75% | New |
| | Independent | Farid Shaikh | 5,224 | 4.27% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,862 | 9.69% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,406 | 62.66% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,97,497 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |