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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1957
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 1957
DEOCHANDRA JHA
INC· INC
INC 46.3%PSP 39.2%1 others 14.5%
Votes
12,710
46.4% share
Winning margin
1,967
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
42.0%
of 65,234
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEOCHANDRA JHA | 12,710 | 46.4% | |
| 2 | RAMCHANDRA MISHRA | 10,743 | 39.2% | |
| 3 | JATADHAR MISHRA | 3,969 | 14.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 6.5% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
116th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
30th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.4%PSP 39.2%BJS 14.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.