Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda Seats in Jharkhand

The Rajmahal, Godda and Dumka seats in Jharkhand will vote in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on May 19.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Three out of the total 14 parliamentary seats in Jharkhand will vote in the seventh phase of general elections on May 19. These are Rajmahal, Dumka and Godda. Here’s all you need to know about them:

Rajmahal

Rajmahal has a total of 1,167,993 electorates, as per Election Commission of India 2009 data. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates. In 2014, the seat was won by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s (JMM) Vijay Kumar Hansdak against BJP’s Hemlal Murmu. For Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the BJP has fielded Hemlal Murmu against CPI(M)’s Gopin Soren

Dumka

Dumka has a total of 1,128,361 electorates, as per Election Commission of India 2009 data. The seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates. In 2014, the seat was won by JMM’s Shibu Soren against BJP’s Sunil Soren. For Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the BJP has fielded Sunil Soren.

Godda

Godda has a total of 1,412,253 electorates, as per Election Commission of India 2009 data. In 2014, the seat was won by BJP’s Nishikant Dubey against Congress’s Furkan Ansari. For Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the BJP has fielded Nishikant Dubey.

The polling for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will begin on April 11 and conclude on May 19. The counting of votes will be held on May 23. The results will be announced on the same day.