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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2025
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 2025
NITISH MISHRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 55.9%CPI 27.5%12 others 16.7%
Votes
1,07,958
55.9% share
Winning margin
54,849
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
60.4%
of 3,20,142
Jhanjharpur is a safe seat — NITISH MISHRA won by 28.4%.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.81 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NITISH MISHRA | NDA (NDA) | 1,07,958 | 55.9% |
| 2 | RAM NARAYAN YADAV | 53,109 | 27.5% | |
| 3 | KESHAVCHANDRA BHANDARI | JANSURAJ | 11,563 | 6.0% |
| 4 | KRISHNA KUMAR SAHU | IND | 4,513 | 2.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,112 | 1.6% |
| 6 | DEO KANT JHA | 2,347 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | ABDUL IRFAN | IND | 1,992 | 1.0% |
| 8 | KRISHNA NARAYAN JHA | IND | 1,675 | 0.9% |
| 9 | OM PRAKASH PODDAR | IND | 1,670 | 0.9% |
| 10 | BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 1,615 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | RAMNARAYAN SAHU | VAP | 1,265 | 0.7% |
| 12 | UMAR AFTAB AFSAR | IND | 1,029 | 0.5% |
| 13 | VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL | 748 | 0.4% | |
| 14 | NUTAN DAVE | AJPP | 560 | 0.3% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.4%
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
BJP 55.9%CPI 27.5%JANSURAJ 6.0%OTH 9.0%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.81 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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