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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1980
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 1980
JAGANNATH MISHRA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 74.2%JNP(SC) 22.6%2 others 3.2%
Votes
70,773
74.2% share
Winning margin
49,189
51.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.7%
of 1,12,666
Jhanjharpur is a safe seat — JAGANNATH MISHRA won by 51.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGANNATH MISHRA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 70,773 | 74.2% |
| 2 | RAM DEO BHANDARI | JNP(SC) | 21,584 | 22.6% |
| 3 | RAM PHAL CHAUDHARY | JNP(JP) | 2,887 | 3.0% |
| 4 | INDRI ANSARI | IND | 135 | 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.
Average turnout (194th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe51.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 1.2% · max 71.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
194th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
135th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 74.2%JNP(SC) 22.6%OTH 3.2%
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.