Lok Sabha · BR-26

Rajmahal

1998

SOM MARANDI

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin90.0%

Winner votes1,98,88934.0%

ReservationST

BJPINCJMMCPMIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	SOM MARANDI BJP	1,98,889	34.0%
2	THOMAS HANSDA INC	1,98,880	34.0%
3	SIMON MARANDI JMM	1,50,104	25.7%
4	JYOTIN SOREN CPM	22,359	3.8%
5	RAMSHIL MURMU IND	5,748	1.0%
6	MANJU SNEHLATA HEMBROM BJC	3,094	0.5%
7	MAHESH MALTO IND	2,648	0.5%
8	CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD IND	1,123	0.2%
9	BETKA MARANDI IND	723	0.1%
10	BAJIRAM MARANDI IND	486	0.1%
11	SANJAY KUMAR SOREN IND	463	0.1%

Turnout62.6%Votes cast5,95,560Electors9,50,723

1999

Thomas Hansda

INCCongress-led alliance (INC-RJD-CPM), Bihar 1999

Margin62,09911.1%

Winner votes2,50,29844.7%

ReservationST

INCBJPJMMINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Thomas Hansda INC	2,50,298	44.7%
2	Som Marandi BJP	1,88,199	33.6%
3	Simon Marandi JMM	1,14,608	20.5%
4	Mahesh Malto IND	2,849	0.5%
5	Kistu Murmu IND	2,620	0.5%
6	Wakil Henbram IND	984	0.2%
7	Sobu Marandi IND	690	0.1%

Turnout59.9%Votes cast5,69,344Electors9,50,593

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutfalling

Candidates11 → 7

Margin range9 – 62,099