Ranchi, Jharkhand — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Ranchi (Jharkhand) was won by Sanjay Seth (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 283,026 votes over Subodh Kant Sahay. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Ranchi, Jharkhand, from 2004 to 2019.

Full Election History, 2004–2019

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
2004	Subodh Kant Sahay	Indian National Congress	284,035	40.8%	Ram Tahal Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party)	15,421 (2.2 pts)
2009	Subodh Kant Sahay	Indian National Congress	310,499	42.9%	Ram Tahal Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party)	13,350 (1.8 pts)
2014	Ram Tahal Choudhary	Bharatiya Janata Party	448,729	42.7%	Subodh Kant Sahay (Indian National Congress)	199,303 (19.0 pts)
2019	Sanjay Seth	Bharatiya Janata Party	706,828	57.4%	Subodh Kant Sahay (Indian National Congress)	283,026 (23.0 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

2004

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Subodh Kant Sahay	Indian National Congress	284,035	40.8%
Ram Tahal Choudhary	Bharatiya Janata Party	268,614	38.6%
Bandhu Tirky	Independent	52,380	7.5%
Rajendra Singh Munda	CPI (Marxist)	37,688	5.4%
Rajesh Kumar	Independent	11,616	1.7%
Samim Akhtar Kamal	Bahujan Samaj Party	7,116	1.0%
Chinta Mani Mahto	Independent	5,450	0.8%
Ali Raja Zaidi	Samajwadi Party	5,179	0.7%
Khudi Ram Munda	CPI (ML) Liberation	3,787	0.5%
Arun Tiwari	Independent	2,947	0.4%
Sona Ram Munda	Independent	2,326	0.3%
Sanjay Kumar Gupta	Independent	2,256	0.3%
Raja Ram Pandit	NLP	2,187	0.3%
Anjani Pandey	Independent	2,044	0.3%
Abhay Kumar	Independent	1,869	0.3%
Manoj Kumar	SAP	1,790	0.3%
Maqubool Ahmad	LJP	1,592	0.2%
Mukesh Sinha	JKPP	1,449	0.2%
Harihar Singh Munda	Independent	1,429	0.2%

2009

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Subodh Kant Sahay	Indian National Congress	310,499	42.9%
Ram Tahal Choudhary	Bharatiya Janata Party	297,149	41.0%
Akhtar Ansari	JVM	31,567	4.4%
Rajendra Singh Munda	CPI (Marxist)	21,996	3.0%
Md. Sarafuddin	Bahujan Samaj Party	10,994	1.5%
Keshaw Narayan Bhagat	Independent	8,720	1.2%
Lal Baba Masani	Independent	5,365	0.7%
Arti Behra	Independent	3,959	0.5%
Upendra Pd. Shrivastava	Independent	3,649	0.5%
Aftab Alam	Independent	2,559	0.4%
Jipalal Singh Munda	JKP(N)	2,515	0.3%
Afsar Imam	JKPP	2,498	0.3%
Anjani Pandey	Independent	2,426	0.3%
Kailash Pahan	Independent	2,262	0.3%
Janardan Tiwary	Independent	2,229	0.3%
Agam Lal Mahto	Independent	2,123	0.3%
Rooshan Prasad	Independent	1,967	0.3%
Md. Azad Ansari	NLHP	1,955	0.3%
Devendra Thakur	Independent	1,594	0.2%
Surendra Kumar Suman	SAP	1,483	0.2%
Rampodo Mahto	Independent	1,315	0.2%
Dayanand Gupta	JVD	1,215	0.2%
Birsa Hembram	Independent	1,146	0.2%
Jitendra Mahto	Independent	1,103	0.2%
Roshan Lal Mahto	Independent	999	0.1%
Ranjeet Mahto	Independent	819	0.1%

2014

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ram Tahal Choudhary	Bharatiya Janata Party	448,729	42.7%
Subodh Kant Sahay	Indian National Congress	249,426	23.8%
Sudesh Kumar Mahto	AJSUP	142,560	13.6%
Amitabh Choudhary	JVM(P)	67,712	6.5%
Bandhu Tirkey	All India Trinamool Congress	46,126	4.4%
Vikas Chandra Sharma	CPI(ML)RS	14,898	1.4%
Rajendra Singh Munda	CPI (Marxist)	10,178	1.0%
Amanullah	Aam Aadmi Party	8,497	0.8%
None Of The Above	Independent	6,900	0.7%
Kafilur Rahman	Independent	4,696	0.4%
Yugeshwar Marar "Deen"	MMM	4,409	0.4%
Man Singh Mardi	JP(N)	4,240	0.4%
Ram Lal Mahto	SUCI(C)	4,190	0.4%
Suresh Toppo	JDP	4,085	0.4%
Bahadur Uraon	CPI (ML) Liberation	3,877	0.4%
Ranjit Mahto	BMP	3,823	0.4%
Lal Jotindra Dev	ABJP	3,411	0.3%
Balram Kumar Bedia	Independent	2,889	0.3%
Durga Munda	Bahujan Samaj Party	2,502	0.2%
Sajiya Haidar	Independent	2,195	0.2%
Bisheshwar Mahto	Samajwadi Party	2,130	0.2%
Arsad Ayub	Independent	2,083	0.2%
Amit Kumar Singh	Independent	1,987	0.2%
Chintamani Mahto	Independent	1,605	0.2%
Thaddeus Lakra	Independent	1,504	0.1%
Birendra Kumar Jaiswal	Independent	1,366	0.1%
Rampodo Mahto	Independent	1,296	0.1%
Anjani Pandey	Independent	1,250	0.1%
Abul Hasan	Independent	1,219	0.1%

2019

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sanjay Seth	Bharatiya Janata Party	706,828	57.4%
Subodh Kant Sahay	Indian National Congress	423,802	34.4%
Ram Tahal Choudhary	Independent	29,597	2.4%
Raju Mahto	Independent	9,372	0.8%
Bidyadhar Prasad	Bahujan Samaj Party	8,798	0.7%
Nand Kishore Yadav	Independent	7,801	0.6%
Sunita Munda	API	6,669	0.5%
Jitendra Thakur	Independent	6,383	0.5%
Amar Kumar Mahto	RPI(A)	5,837	0.5%
Rajesh Thapa	Independent	4,440	0.4%
Anjani Pandey	Independent	3,588	0.3%
Jay Prakash Prasad	Independent	2,832	0.2%
Rajesh Kumar	Independent	2,654	0.2%
Alok Kumar	RJSP	2,404	0.2%
Sidheshwar Singh	SUCI(C)	2,227	0.2%
Parmeshwar Mahto	Janata Party	2,050	0.2%
Ramjit Mahto	PSS	1,505	0.1%
Satish Singh	Independent	1,474	0.1%
Vikas Chandra Sharma	CPI(ML)RS	1,407	0.1%
Ranjit Mahto	PPI(D)	1,392	0.1%

Margin Over Time

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

Trend

Ranchi has been contested at 4 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 2004. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ranchi in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Sanjay Seth (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Ranchi, Jharkhand, in 2019 with 706,828 votes (57.4%), a margin of 283,026 votes over Subodh Kant Sahay.

Which parties have won Ranchi since 2004?

Since 2004, Ranchi has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Ranchi?

The closest result on record for Ranchi was 2009, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 13,350 votes (1.8 percentage points).