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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1972
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 1972
JAGANNATH MISHRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 69.8%SOP 23.5%7 others 6.6%
Votes
55,089
69.8% share
Winning margin
36,542
46.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.5%
of 96,836
Jhanjharpur is a safe seat — JAGANNATH MISHRA won by 46.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGANNATH MISHRA | Congress (R) | 55,089 | 69.8% |
| 2 | RAM PHAL CHAUDHARY | 18,547 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | TRIPATI NARAYAN JHA | IND | 1,942 | 2.5% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA JHA | Grand Alliance | 1,166 | 1.5% |
| 5 | RAM KRIPA YADAV | IND | 1,137 | 1.4% |
| 6 | GUNESHWAR SINGH | 508 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | VIJOY SHANKAR JHA | IND | 338 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ANANT LAL SAHU | Grand Alliance | 89 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KEDAR NATH JHA | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (210th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean46.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
210th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
26th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.8%SOP 23.5%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.