Rajmahal constituency is one of the 81 vidhan sabha constituencies of Jharkhand. Situated in the Sahibaganj district, Rajmahal assembly seat comes under the Rajmahal Lok Sabha constituency along with Borio, Barhait, Litipara, Pakaur and Maheshpur.
The Rajmahal constituency voted on December 20 - the last phase of polls - along with Borio, Barhait, Litipara, Pakaur, Maheshpur, Sikaripara, Dumka, Jama, Jarmundi, Nala, Jamtara, Sarath, Poreyahat, Godda and Mahagama constituencies. Rajamahal vidhan sabha seat has been with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2009.
In the first election that was conducted in this constituency in 2005, Congress had won the seat. For next two consecutive terms, BJP has been winning the seat against Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).
BJP candidate Anant Kumar Ojha was elected in 2014 to represent the Rajmahal constituency in the legislative assembly of Jharkhand. He had succeeded Arun Mandal and had defeated JMM candidate Md. Tajuddin by a margin of 702 votes.
In 2009, BJP's Arun Mandal had defeated JMM's Md. Tajuddin by a margin of 10,403 votes.
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