Mahagama Assembly constituency

Mahagama is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.^[1][2]

Mahagama
Constituency No. 18 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Established	2000
Reservation	None

Overview

Mahagama (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers: Mahagama and Meherma Police Stations in Godda district.^[3]

Mahagama Assembly constituency is part of Godda (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

1952 - 2000

Earlier Mahagama constituency was the part of Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Election	Member	Party
1952	Sagar Mohan Pathak		Indian National Congress
1957	Mahendra Mahto		Praja Socialist Party
1962	Rajpati Ram		Indian National Congress
1967
1969	Sayeed Ahmed		Communist Party of India
1972	Awadh Bihari Singh		Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1977	Sayeed Ahmed		Janata Party
1980	Awadh Bihari Singh		Indian National Congress
1985
1990	Faiyaz Bhagalpuri		Janata Dal
1995	Awadh Bihari Singh		Indian National Congress
2000	Ashok Kumar		Bharatiya Janata Party

2000 - present

On 15 November 2000, Jharkhand was carved out from Bihar. The 1st Jharkhand Assembly elections were conducted in 2005.

Election	Member	Party
2005	Ashok Kumar		Bharatiya Janata Party
2009	Rajesh Ranjan		Indian National Congress
2014	Ashok Kumar		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Deepika Pandey Singh		Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Mahagama

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JLKM	Jawaharlal Yadav			New

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Mahagama^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Deepika Pandey Singh	89,224	45.49%	35.32
	BJP	Ashok Kumar	76,725	39.12%	0.04
	AIMIM	Ashok Kumar Singh	5,719	2.92%	New
	Independent	Gouri Priya	4,136	2.11%	New
	CPI(M)	Ashok Sah	2,703	1.38%	4.72
	JVM(P)	Sanjiv Kumar Mishra	2,506	1.28%	20.39
	AJSU	Ataur Rahaman Siddiki	2,198	1.12%	New
	LJP	Shital Sinha	1,837	0.94%	New
	Independent	Shambhu Thakur	1,801	0.92%	New
	NOTA	Nota	1,700	0.87%	0.74
	Independent	Brahamdeo Mahto	1,592	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			12,499	6.37%	11.13
Turnout			1,96,119	65.90%	0.46
Registered electors			2,97,621		7.97
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	6.33

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Mahagama^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ashok Kumar	70,635	39.16%	13.83
	JVM(P)	Shahid Iqbal	39,075	21.67%	New
	INC	Rajesh Ranjan	18,355	10.18%	20.98
	JMM	Surendra Mohan Keshri	13,770	7.63%	1.06
	CPI(M)	Ashok Sah	10,998	6.10%	0.57
	BSP	Jawaharlal Yadav	8,806	4.88%	2.50
	Independent	Sudama Kumar Singh	5,044	2.80%	New
	NCP	Md. Yahya Siddique	4,008	2.22%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,892	1.60%	New
	Shivsena	Saryu Prasad Panjiyara	1,768	0.98%	New
	Independent	Pappu Jayasaval	1,506	0.84%	New
Margin of victory			31,560	17.50%	11.68
Turnout			1,80,359	65.43%	8.10
Registered electors			2,75,642		12.32
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	8.01

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Mahagama^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Rajesh Ranjan	43,834	31.16%	New
	BJP	Ashok Kumar	35,648	25.34%	8.15
	JMM	Lal Bihari Sah	12,237	8.70%	2.06
	CPI(M)	Ashok Sah	9,388	6.67%	3.89
	RJD	Badri Bhagat	7,183	5.11%	23.73
	Independent	Kunwar Gopal Singh	5,865	4.17%	New
	Independent	Saryu Prasad Panjiyara	4,227	3.00%	New
	BSP	Md. Naushad Amin	3,352	2.38%	6.95
	Independent	Niranjan Kumar Sinha	3,267	2.32%	New
	AJSU	Surendra Mohan Keshri	2,627	1.87%	0.32
	Independent	Dhannjay Kumar	2,537	1.80%	New
Margin of victory			8,186	5.82%	1.16
Turnout			1,40,695	57.33%	0.28
Registered electors			2,45,415		1.38
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	2.34

Assembly election 2005

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2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Mahagama^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ashok Kumar	46,253	33.49%	7.51
	RJD	Ataur Rahaman Siddiki	39,825	28.84%	11.38
	BSP	Ashok Kumar Singh	12,885	9.33%	7.61
	JMM	Pervez Hassan	9,160	6.63%	3.25
	CPI(M)	Ashok Sah	3,843	2.78%	New
	Independent	Virendra Kumar Singh	3,151	2.28%	New
	AJSU	Sanjeev Kumar	3,023	2.19%	New
	CPI	Suresh Prasad Yadav	2,524	1.83%	8.00
	Independent	Rajeev Ranjan Bhagat	2,205	1.60%	New
	NCP	Anwarul Hoda	1,672	1.21%	New
Margin of victory			6,428	4.65%	3.87
Turnout			1,38,102	57.05%	2.79
Registered electors			2,42,063		17.51
	BJP hold		Swing	7.51

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Mahagama^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ashok Kumar	32,025	25.98%	New
	RJD	Ataur Rahaman Siddiki	21,519	17.46%	New
	INC	Awadh Bihari Singh	12,622	10.24%	New
	JMM	Virendra Kumar Singh	12,181	9.88%	New
	CPI	Suresh Prasad Yadav	12,113	9.83%	New
	Independent	Usman Gani	6,786	5.50%	New
	Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya)	Enamul Haque	5,646	4.58%	New
	Independent	Jai Ram Soren	4,429	3.59%	New
	Independent	Hari Narayan Mahto	2,825	2.29%	New
	JPP	Kapil Deo Bhagat	2,623	2.13%	New
	BSP	Bhupendra Kumar Ram	2,122	1.72%	New
Margin of victory			10,506	8.52%
Turnout			1,23,273	60.94%
Registered electors			2,05,995
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• Meharama
• Mahagama (community development block)
• Mahagama

References

1. "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
2. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
3. "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
4. "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
5. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
6. "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
7. "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
8. "Sikaripara Election Results 2014 Jharkhand". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2016.