Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency

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Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the state of Jharkhand in eastern India. This constituency covers the entire Koderma district and parts of the Hazaribagh and Giridih districts.

Assembly segments

Presently, Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
19 Kodarma None Koderma
20 Barkatha None Hazaribagh
28 Dhanwar None Giridih
29 Bagodar None Giridih
30 Jamua SC Giridih
31 Gandey None Giridih

Members of Parliament

  • 1952-71: Does not exist
  • 1977: R.L.P. Verma, Janata Party
  • 1980: R.L.P. Verma, Janata Party
  • 1984: Tilakdhari Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: R.L.P. Verma, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1991: Mumtaz Ansari, Janata Dal
  • 1996: R.L.P. Verma, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1998: R.L.P. Verma, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1999: Tilakdhari Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 2004: Babu Lal Marandi, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2006: Babu Lal Marandi, Independent (Bypolls)
  • 2009: Babu Lal Marandi, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)
  • 2014: Ravindra Kumar Ray, Bharatiya Janata Party
Year Name Party
2019 Annapurna Devi Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kodarma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Annapurna Devi Yadav 7,53,016 62.26
JVM(P) Babulal Marandi 2,97,416 24.59
CPI(ML)L Raj Kumar Yadav 68,207 5.64
TMC Kanchan Kumari 14,119 1.17
Majority 4,55,600 37.67
Turnout 12,09,661 66.68
BJP hold Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kodarma
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ravindra Kumar Ray 3,65,410 35.65
CPI(ML)L Raj Kumar Yadav 2,66,756 26.03
JVM(P) Pranav Kumar Verma 1,60,638 15.67
INC Tilakdhari Pd Singh 60,330 5.89
Majority 98,654 9.63
Turnout 10,24,939 62.51
BJP gain from JVM(P) Swing