Lohardaga Lok Sabha constituency: Election in Lohardaga will be held on April 29, in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls. BJP's Sudarshan Bhagat and Congress' Sukhdeo Bhagat will be up in Key contest in Lohardaga. The constituency has been reserved for the candidates representing the scheduled caste community. In the fourth phase, the election will be held in 71 constituencies across 8 states.  

BJP's Sudarshan Bhagat is the sitting MP who had defeated Congress' Rameshwar Oraon by a margin of more than 6,000 votes in 2014.

Lohardaga Lok Sabha election 2019 candidates

BJP: Sudarshan BhagatCongress: Sukhdeo Bhagat 

Lohardaga Lok Sabha results in 2014, 2009 and 2004

2014 

Winning candidate: Sudarshan Bhagat (BJP)

Losing candidate: Rameshwar Oraon (Congress)

2009

Winning candidate: Sudarshan Bhagat (BJP)

Losing candidate: Chamra Linda (Independent)

2004

Winning candidate: Rameshwar Oraon (Congress)

Losing candidate: Dukha Bharat (BJP) 

Congress as part of its alliance in the state had tied with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) (Prajatantrik) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Out of 14 seats, Congress got 7 seats, JMM on 4, JVM on 2 and RJD got only 1 seat. However, after RJD was allotted a single to contest, it walked out of the Mahagathbandhan. 

Lalu Yadav's RJD had initially demanded that it wanted to contest on 3 seats in Jharkhand, but it brought down the number to two after other allies objected to it. Later only one seat was allotted to the party, following which it walked out of the grand alliance in Jharkhand. 

RJD wanted to contest on Chatra and Palamu but got the latter one only. Following these developments, RJD decided not to give up its stronghold region Chatra and fielded its candidate where the Congress party has also nominated its candidate. This has created a little awkward situation for the opposition parties and might cost them in loss of votes in the forthcoming polls.  

According to Mahagathbandhan seat-sharing pact, the Congress had got the following constituencies: Ranchi, Khunti, Lohardaga, West Singhbhum, Hazaribag, Chatra, and Dhanbad. JMM was allotted Dumka, Rajmahal, Giridih, and Jamshedpur. JVM(P) got Koderma, Godda and RJD got Palamu. But now, RJD has walked out of the Mahagathbandhan. 

But RJD has also said that if Congress drops its candidate in Chatra constituency then it will back the Mahagathbandhan. 

Polling in 14 Jharkhand Parliamentary constituencies will be held in four phases starting from the 4th phase (April 29) of Lok Sabha election 2019. Here is the date-wise break of when the election will be held in all the 14 constituencies in Jharkhand. 

Lok Sabha polls 4th phase, April 29: Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu

Lok Sabha polls 5th phase, May 06: Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh

Lok Sabha polls 6th phase, May 12: Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Singhbhum

Lok Sabha polls 7th phase, May 19: Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda

BJP and Congress are the two major parties who will be up in key contest in most of the seats in the state.

Lok Sabha election 2019 is being held in 7 phases. Voting in the first, second and third phases have already taken place. The upcoming phases will vote on April 29 (4th phase), May 06 (5th phase), May 12 (6th phase) and May 19 (7th phase). Counting of votes will take place on May 23.