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Singhbhum, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Singhbhum (Bihar) was won by Laxman Gilua (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 1999 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 82,311 votes over Vijay Singh Soy. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Singhbhum, Bihar, from 1957 to 1999.

Full Election History, 1957–1999

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Shambhu Charan Jharkhand Party 72,246 51.8% Sidia Hembrom (Independent) 50,382 (36.2 pts)
1962 Haricharan Soy Janata Party 53,269 42.5% Lakho Bodra (Indian National Congress) 17,638 (14.1 pts)
1967 K. Birua Independent 31,254 23.4% M.L. Soy (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 3,627 (2.7 pts)
1971 Moran Singh Purty JKP 32,935 40.7% Devendra Nath Champia (Independent) 12,339 (15.2 pts)
1977 Bagun Sumbrui JKP 126,288 73.3% Moran Singh Purty (Indian National Congress) 101,866 (59.1 pts)
1980 Bagun Sumbrui Janata Party 53,463 32.4% Theodore Bodra (Congress (I)) 16,808 (10.2 pts)
1984 Begun Sumbrui Indian National Congress 103,160 44.5% Devendra Majhi (Independent) 60,211 (26.0 pts)
1989 Bagua Samburi Indian National Congress 84,591 30.6% Mangal Singh Lamaye (Janata Dal) 19,979 (7.2 pts)
1991 Krishna Marandi JMM 121,125 36.1% Bijay Singh Soy (Indian National Congress) 46,180 (13.8 pts)
1996 Chitrasen Sinku Bharatiya Janata Party 96,484 20.9% Vijay Singh Soy (Independent) 11,947 (2.6 pts)
1998 Vijay Singh Soy Indian National Congress 186,248 36.4% Chitrasen Sinku (Bharatiya Janata Party) 10,830 (2.1 pts)
1999 Laxman Gilua Bharatiya Janata Party 231,237 49.0% Vijay Singh Soy (Indian National Congress) 82,311 (17.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shambhu Charan Jharkhand Party 72,246 51.8%
Sidia Hembrom Independent 21,864 15.7%
Lanka Bari Praja Socialist Party 16,944 12.2%
Shambhu Charan Tubid Independent 16,656 12.0%
Lakshman Manjhi Independent 11,636 8.4%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Haricharan Soy Janata Party 53,269 42.5%
Lakho Bodra Indian National Congress 35,631 28.4%
Sinku Binu Singh Independent 21,505 17.2%
Lanka Bari Praja Socialist Party 8,777 7.0%
Shibnath Chatar Socialist Party 6,161 4.9%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Birua Independent 31,254 23.4%
M.L. Soy Bharatiya Jana Sangh 27,627 20.7%
H. Soy Indian National Congress 23,887 17.9%
S. Hembrom Samyukta Socialist Party 23,669 17.7%
L. Deogam Independent 16,527 12.4%
L. Bari Praja Socialist Party 10,585 7.9%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Moran Singh Purty JKP 32,935 40.7%
Devendra Nath Champia Independent 20,596 25.5%
Ratnakar Nayak Independent 10,662 13.2%
Sidiu Hembram Independent 5,110 6.3%
Vidya Sagar Pingua Independent 3,412 4.2%
Patras Topno Independent 2,961 3.7%
Kolai Birua Independent 2,135 2.6%
Lal Singh Alda Praja Socialist Party 1,709 2.1%
Mayalal Honhaga Independent 1,399 1.7%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bagun Sumbrui JKP 126,288 73.3%
Moran Singh Purty Indian National Congress 24,422 14.2%
Hari Charan Sinku JKD 7,508 4.4%
Jogeshwar Nayak Independent 4,564 2.6%
Purna Chandra Birua Independent 2,985 1.7%
Felix Heman Hebron Richard Independent 2,446 1.4%
Singray Sundi Independent 1,987 1.2%
Ghanshyam Purty Independent 1,158 0.7%
Mewa Lal Honhaga Independent 912 0.5%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bagun Sumbrui Janata Party 53,463 32.4%
Theodore Bodra Congress (I) 36,655 22.2%
Devendar Majhi Independent 33,287 20.2%
Mangal Singh Lamai Janata Party (Secular) 16,815 10.2%
Surendra Boipai JKD 10,940 6.6%
Jumbal Birua Independent 4,362 2.6%
Muktidani Sumbrui Independent 2,878 1.7%
Mora Munda Independent 2,538 1.5%
Sri Krishna Honhaga Independent 1,967 1.2%
Felix Heman Hebron Richard Independent 1,430 0.9%
Justic Richard Independent 644 0.4%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Begun Sumbrui Indian National Congress 103,160 44.5%
Devendra Majhi Independent 42,949 18.5%
Krishna Mardi JMM 20,783 9.0%
Subh Nath Deogam Bharatiya Janata Party 20,039 8.6%
Mangal Singh Lamai LKD 14,232 6.1%
Purna Chandra Birua Independent 8,894 3.8%
Begun Bodra Independent 6,171 2.7%
Kolay Birua Janata Party 3,738 1.6%
Justin Richard Independent 3,055 1.3%
Ranjeet Munda Independent 2,383 1.0%
Mewa Lall Honhaga Independent 2,300 1.0%
Mahati Guiyan Independent 1,534 0.7%
Felix Heman Hebron Richard Independent 1,494 0.6%
Lakshmi Ram Mardi Independent 984 0.4%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bagua Samburi Indian National Congress 84,591 30.6%
Mangal Singh Lamaye Janata Dal 64,612 23.4%
Krishna Mardi JMM 63,706 23.0%
Devendra Manjhi Independent 47,511 17.2%
Jairam Chandra Tudu JKD 6,606 2.4%
Kaloi Birua Independent 2,592 0.9%
Ramashwar Bodra DDP 1,859 0.7%
Yogender Muni LKD (B) 1,751 0.6%
Mewa Lal Honhaga Independent 1,545 0.6%
Sonaram Nag Independent 905 0.3%
Maikel Nag Independent 749 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Krishna Marandi JMM 121,125 36.1%
Bijay Singh Soy Indian National Congress 74,945 22.3%
Munda Radhey Sumbrui Bharatiya Janata Party 68,967 20.6%
Bagum Sumbrui Janata Party 15,972 4.8%
Mangal Singh Lamaye Janata Dal 13,824 4.1%
Mangal Singh Bobonga Independent 11,993 3.6%
Deepak Virua Independent 7,274 2.2%
Mahendra Alda JKP 4,647 1.4%
Mohan Lal Purty Independent 3,491 1.0%
Bhimsen Champia Independent 1,949 0.6%
Kolay Birua Independent 1,498 0.4%
Shalan Dahanga Independent 1,469 0.4%
Pratap Singh Hesa Independent 1,385 0.4%
Prabhu Dayal Baga Independent 1,277 0.4%
Sona Ram Nag Independent 853 0.3%
Ladu Deogam Independent 778 0.2%
Michael Nag DDP 720 0.2%
Rameshwar Bodra Independent 699 0.2%
Mewa Lal Honhaga Independent 636 0.2%
Rami Majhi Independent 581 0.2%
Damu Igar Sundi Independent 548 0.2%
Singhu Hembrom Independent 327 0.1%
Bishwanath Sumbrui Independent 295 0.1%
Mahendra Singh Independent 246 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chitrasen Sinku Bharatiya Janata Party 96,484 20.9%
Vijay Singh Soy Independent 84,537 18.3%
Krishna Mardi JMM(M) 59,793 12.9%
Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu Indian National Congress 56,799 12.3%
Hiber Guria Janata Dal 50,330 10.9%
Devendra Nath Champia JMM 39,493 8.5%
Ram Dayal Munda JKPP 37,605 8.1%
Pyare Lal Purty Independent 6,616 1.4%
Kolai Birua Independent 5,580 1.2%
Kanhaiya Lal Sinku Independent 3,099 0.7%
Jaipal Singh Deogam Independent 2,678 0.6%
Mewal Lal Honhaga Independent 2,471 0.5%
Nand Lal Buriuli Independent 2,215 0.5%
Sonaram Bodra Independent 1,763 0.4%
Felix Heman Hebron Richard Independent 1,647 0.4%
Narayan Deogam Independent 1,587 0.3%
Man Singh Bodra Independent 1,584 0.3%
Shankar Sundi Independent 1,466 0.3%
Demis Banra Independent 1,334 0.3%
Ghanshyam Munda Independent 1,289 0.3%
Manoranjan Bodra Independent 1,038 0.2%
Kishor Bodra Independent 623 0.1%
Ankura Sawaiyan Independent 527 0.1%
Samu Hembram Independent 456 0.1%
Shivaram Doraiburu Independent 437 0.1%
Selay Sirka Independent 372 0.1%
Sona Ram Nag Independent 193 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vijay Singh Soy Indian National Congress 186,248 36.4%
Chitrasen Sinku Bharatiya Janata Party 175,418 34.3%
Mangal Singh Bobonga JMM 124,655 24.4%
Krishna Mardi JMM(M) 24,720 4.8%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Laxman Gilua Bharatiya Janata Party 231,237 49.0%
Vijay Singh Soy Indian National Congress 148,926 31.6%
Champai Soren JMM 71,527 15.2%
Lakshman Soy UGDP 11,153 2.4%
Krishna Mardi JMM(U) 4,220 0.9%
Antu Sundi Bahujan Samaj Party 2,759 0.6%
Tiparia Tiu Independent 1,678 0.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Jharkhand Party margin 36.2 pts 1962: Janata Party margin 14.1 pts 1967: Independent margin 2.7 pts 1971: JKP margin 15.2 pts 1977: JKP margin 59.1 pts 1980: Janata Party margin 10.2 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 26.0 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 7.2 pts 1991: JMM margin 13.8 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.6 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 2.1 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 17.5 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999

Trend

Singhbhum has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Jharkhand Party, Janata Party, Independent, JKP, Indian National Congress, JMM, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Singhbhum in the 1999 Lok Sabha election?

Laxman Gilua (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Singhbhum, Bihar, in 1999 with 231,237 votes (49.0%), a margin of 82,311 votes over Vijay Singh Soy.

Which parties have won Singhbhum since 1957?

Since 1957, Singhbhum has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Independent, Indian National Congress, JKP, JMM, Janata Party, Jharkhand Party.

What was the closest result in Singhbhum?

The closest result on record for Singhbhum was 1998, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 10,830 votes (2.1 percentage points).

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