Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency

Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes. This constituency covers the entire West Singhbhum district and part of Seraikela Kharsawan district.

Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive map of Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateJharkhand
Assembly constituenciesSeraikella
Chaibasa
Majhgaon
Jaganathpur
Manoharpur
Chakradharpur
Established1957
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2019

Assembly segments

Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[1]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
51 Seraikella ST Seraikela Kharsawan
52 Chaibasa ST West Singhbhum
53 Majhgaon ST West Singhbhum
54 Jaganathpur ST West Singhbhum
55 Manoharpur ST West Singhbhum
56 Chakradharpur ST West Singhbhum

Members of Parliament
Year Winner Party
1957 Shambhu Charan Jharkhand Party
1962 Hari Charan Soy
1967 Kolai Birua
1971 Moran Singh Purty
1977 Bagun Sumbrui[2]
1980 Indian National Congress
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991 Krishna Marandi Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
1996 Chitrasen Sinku Bharatiya Janata Party
1998 Vijay Singh Soy Indian National Congress
1999 Laxman Giluwa[3] Bharatiya Janata Party
2004 Bagun Sumbrui[4] Indian National Congress
2009 Madhu Koda Independent politician
2014 Laxman Giluwa Bharatiya Janata Party
2019[5] Geeta Koda Indian National Congress

Election results

2019
2019 Indian general elections: Singhbhum[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Geeta Koda 431,815 49.11
BJP Laxman Giluwa 3,59,660 40.90
NOTA None of the above 24,270 2.76
Majority 72,155 8.21
Turnout 8,79,516 69.26 +0.26
INC gain from BJP Swing

2014
2014 Indian general elections: Singhbhum[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Laxman Giluwa 3,03,131 38.11
Jai Bharat Samanta Party Geeta Koda 2,15,607 27.11
INC Chitrasen Sinku 1,11,796 14.06
JVM(P) Dashrath Gagrai 35,681 4.49
JDP Salkhan Murmu 25,547 3.21
NOTA None of the Above 27,037 3.40
Majority 87,524 11.00
Turnout 7,95,352 69.00
BJP gain from Independent Swing

2009
2009 Indian general elections: Singhbhum[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Madhu Kora 2,56,827 44.14
BJP Barkuwar Gagrai 1,67,154 28.73
INC Bagun Sumbrui 95,604 16.43
Majority 89,673 15.46
Turnout 5,81,827 60.77
Independent gain from INC Swing

See also

Notes
  1. "Parliamentary Constituency". Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand website. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
  2. "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. The Indian Express (22 May 2019). "Lok Sabha elections results 2019: Here is the full list of winners constituency-wise". Archived from the original on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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