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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2005 (Feb)
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
NITISH MISHRA
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.2%RJD 25.8%7 others 30.0%
Votes
38,568
44.2% share
Winning margin
16,039
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
43.7%
of 1,99,558
Jhanjharpur is a safe seat — NITISH MISHRA won by 18.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NITISH MISHRA | NDA (NDA) | 38,568 | 44.2% |
| 2 | JAGDISH NA. CHAUDHARY | 22,529 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | ANZAR AHMAD KHAN | 13,714 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | ARVIND KUMAR LAL | 2,737 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | GHOORAN MUKHIYA | IND | 2,390 | 2.7% |
| 6 | NATHUNI YADAV | IND | 2,365 | 2.7% |
| 7 | RAM VILAS DHANGAR | BSP | 2,081 | 2.4% |
| 8 | ATIQUR RAHMAN | IND | 1,532 | 1.8% |
| 9 | VIJAY SHANKAR JHA | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,323 | 1.5% |
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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
safe18.4%
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
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.2%RJD 25.8%LJP 15.7%OTH 14.2%
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.