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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1995
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 1995
RAMAWTAR CHAUDHARY
JD· Janata Dal
JD 42.8%INC 19.8%24 others 37.4%
Votes
42,748
42.8% share
Winning margin
23,029
23.1% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
56.8%
of 1,75,609
Jhanjharpur is a safe seat — RAMAWTAR CHAUDHARY won by 23.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMAWTAR CHAUDHARY | Janata Dal | 42,748 | 42.8% |
| 2 | DEO CHANDRA JHA | INC | 19,719 | 19.8% |
| 3 | VIVEKA NAND MISHRA | BJP | 11,326 | 11.3% |
| 4 | SULTAN AHMAD KHAN | IND | 6,961 | 7.0% |
| 5 | KAMESAR KAMAT | 5,991 | 6.0% | |
| 6 | DR. RAS LAL YADAV | SJP(R) | 2,250 | 2.3% |
| 7 | RADHESHYAM ROY | IND | 1,783 | 1.8% |
| 8 | SUKH LAL MAHTO | IND | 1,541 | 1.5% |
| 9 | DIGAMBAR MISHRA | BPP | 1,225 | 1.2% |
| 10 | SURYADEO PASWAN | IND | 906 | 0.9% |
| 11 | MOD NARAYAN JHA | IND | 746 | 0.8% |
| 12 | VIJAY KUMAR JHA | IND | 614 | 0.6% |
| 13 | SHIVJEE CHAUDHARY | IND | 585 | 0.6% |
| 14 | SANJEEV KUMAR CHAUDHARY | IND | 481 | 0.5% |
| 15 | DUTI CHANDRA SAHU | IND | 444 | 0.4% |
| 16 | SUDHIR KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 358 | 0.4% |
| 17 | PARMESHWAR THAKUR | IND | 348 | 0.3% |
| 18 | NAVEEN JHA | IND | 273 | 0.3% |
| 19 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 20 | HARI SEWAK PASWAN | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 21 | HEM NARAYAN JHA | IND | 214 | 0.2% |
| 22 | DOMI PASWAN | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 23 | RAJ KUMAR JHA | IND | 189 | 0.2% |
| 24 | PARAS BHAGAT | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
| 25 | MAHENDRA MISHRA | IND | 173 | 0.2% |
| 26 | ANAND KUMAR JHA | IND | 81 | 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
safe23.1%
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
JD 42.8%INC 19.8%BJP 11.3%IND 7.0%SAP 6.0%OTH 13.1%
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.