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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2020

Jhanjharpur

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Winner — 2020

NITISH MISHRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.5%CPI 29.4%17 others 18.2%
Votes
94,854
52.5% share
Winning margin
41,788
23.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
56.9%
of 3,17,948

Jhanjharpur is a safe seat — NITISH MISHRA won by 23.1%.

Seat history

5 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NITISH MISHRA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
94,85452.5%
2
RAM NARAYAN YADAV
CPI
53,06629.4%
3
GANGA PRASAD GANGOTRI
IND
8,6584.8%
4
MADAN KUMAR MAHTO
IND
5,6833.1%
5
BIRENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY
RLSP
3,2621.8%
6
RAKESH KUMAR YADAV
IND
2,7881.5%
7
GANPATI JHA
IND
2,6711.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4960.8%
9
ABHAY KANT MISHRA
IND
1,3750.8%
10
BANDANA DEVI
IND
1,2550.7%
11
OM PRAKASH PODDAR
JmtP
1,2000.7%
12
SADANAND SUMAN
JAPL
8420.5%
13
BAIDEHI KANTA SHARAN
AKBMP
7470.4%
14
RAJ KUMAR SADAY
BMUP
6320.3%
15
LAKSHMAN PRASAD YADAV
IND
6010.3%
16
SANJEEV KUMAR SUMAN
TPLRSP
6000.3%
17
RAMCHANDRA RAY
JKiP
3990.2%
18
ABDUL IRFAN
IND
3770.2%
19
RAM SHANKAR RAUT
SatBP
2560.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.5%CPI 29.4%OTH 17.3%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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