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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 2025
Jhajha
Winner — 2025
DAMODAR RAWAT
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.4%RJD 42.7%8 others 12.9%
Votes
1,08,317
44.4% share
Winning margin
4,262
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.8%
of 3,39,867
Jhajha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 4,262 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹5.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAMODAR RAWAT | NDA (NDA) | 1,08,317 | 44.4% |
| 2 | JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV | 1,04,055 | 42.7% | |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD IRFAN | IND | 9,578 | 3.9% |
| 4 | NILENDU DUTTA MISHARA | JANSURAJ | 6,148 | 2.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,619 | 1.9% |
| 6 | AMARJEET KUMAR SINGH | 3,278 | 1.3% | |
| 7 | RAVINDRA YADAV | IND | 3,141 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SHIVARAJ YADAV | 2,007 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | NEMO DEVI | IND | 1,759 | 0.7% |
| 10 | KEDAR KUMAR MANDAL | APNJNTP | 964 | 0.4% |
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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.
Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
59th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
105th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.4%RJD 42.7%OTH 11.0%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹5.00 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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