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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2015
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 2015
GULAB YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 40.7%BJP 40.2%17 others 19.1%
Votes
64,320
40.7% share
Winning margin
834
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
54.3%
of 2,90,624
Jhanjharpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 834 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
8 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GULAB YADAV | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 64,320 | 40.7% |
| 2 | NITISH MISHRA | NDA | 63,486 | 40.2% |
| 3 | SUNIL KUMAR JHA | IND | 7,022 | 4.5% |
| 4 | RAM NARAYAN YADAV | 4,531 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | SADA NAND SUMAN | IND | 4,237 | 2.7% |
| 6 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 3,309 | 2.1% |
| 7 | RAM NARAYAN MAHTO | IND | 2,639 | 1.7% |
| 8 | MD. HASNAIAN | IND | 1,593 | 1.0% |
| 9 | RAJESH KUMAR JHA | IND | 1,195 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,044 | 0.7% |
| 11 | MOHAMMAD MANJUR ALAM | IND | 929 | 0.6% |
| 12 | AWDESH KUMAR SHING | IND | 597 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RAM BHAROS PASWAN | BSP | 574 | 0.4% |
| 14 | GANAPATI JHA | 535 | 0.3% | |
| 15 | MUSTAFA KAMAL | RSMD | 435 | 0.3% |
| 16 | RAJEEV KUMAR | AVIRP | 423 | 0.3% |
| 17 | PAWAN KUMAR MISHRA | ABHM | 380 | 0.2% |
| 18 | DHIRENDRA KUMAR KAMAT | SJDD | 348 | 0.2% |
| 19 | NAVIN KUMAR RAM | TNRMPI | 317 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 40.7%BJP 40.2%OTH 18.4%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
8/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
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