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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1985
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 1985
JAGANNATH MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 80.9%LKD 9.4%10 others 9.6%
Votes
63,315
80.9% share
Winning margin
55,928
71.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,27,508
Jhanjharpur is a safe seat — JAGANNATH MISHRA won by 71.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGANNATH MISHRA | INC | 63,315 | 80.9% |
| 2 | RAS LAL YADAV | Lok Dal | 7,387 | 9.4% |
| 3 | MADHUSUDAN RAUT | IND | 4,669 | 6.0% |
| 4 | DILIP KUMAR CHAUDHARY | IND | 674 | 0.9% |
| 5 | HARI SHANKER MISHRA | IND | 542 | 0.7% |
| 6 | MOHAN KUMAR KARAN | IND | 495 | 0.6% |
| 7 | GOVIND NARAIN DASS | IND | 316 | 0.4% |
| 8 | NATHESHWAR JHA | IND | 312 | 0.4% |
| 9 | RAJ KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SIRIF LAL KAMTI | IND | 130 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NAWAL KISHORE CHAYDHAY | IND | 125 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PRABHU DAYAL KEJRIWAL | ICS | 121 | 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
safe71.5%
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 80.9%LKD 9.4%IND 6.0%OTH 3.6%
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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.