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
Incumbent	Geeta Koda
Parliamentary Party	Indian National Congress
Elected Year	2019
Constituency Details
Established	1957
Reservation	ST
State	Jharkhand
Assembly Constituencies	Seraikella Chaibasa Majhgaon Jaganathpur Manoharpur Chakradharpur

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

• West Singhbhum district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Notes

1. . 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). . 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.

External links

• Singhbhum lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
• http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS272.htm?ac=2

Coordinates: 22°28′N 85°28′E / 22.47°N 85.47°E / 22.47; 85.47