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Winner — 1990

JAGANNATH MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 68.1%JD 28.9%18 others 3.0%
Votes
77,630
68.1% share
Winning margin
44,706
39.2% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
72.1%
of 1,57,952

Jhanjharpur is a safe seat — JAGANNATH MISHRA won by 39.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGANNATH MISHRA
INC
77,63068.1%
2
ARUN KU. LAL DAS
National Front
32,92428.9%
3
BABUAJI MADHAV JHA
IND
6330.6%
4
VIRENDRA SINGH
IPF
6210.6%
5
ARUN KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
3340.3%
6
LAKSHMI KANT THAKUR
IND
3280.3%
7
PRABHU DAYAL KEJARIWAL
JNP(JP)
2550.2%
8
NILAMBAR JHA
IND
2140.2%
9
MONTZIR ALAM
IND
1680.1%
10
SHAMBHU PRASAD AGRAWAL
IND
1230.1%
11
UDAI NARAYAN ROY
IND
1130.1%
12
RAJENDRA YADAV
IND
1000.1%
13
NARAYAN MAHATO
IND
940.1%
14
ASHARFI MUKHIA
IND
880.1%
15
DUKH BHAJAN JHA
IND
880.1%
16
MISHARI PASAWAN
IND
710.1%
17
GOPAL JHA
IND
560.1%
18
YOGENDRA YADAV
IND
470.0%
19
BASUDEO ROY
IND
270.0%
20
VIRENDRA JHA
IND
200.0%

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
safe
39.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 1.2% · max 71.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
194th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
135th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.1%JD 28.9%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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