JARMUNDI
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
DVENDRA KUWAR
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 10
Margin, 2000
5,073
4.94% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
BSPHARINARAYAN ROY
- Votes
- 19,009
- Vote share
- 18.50%
- Behind by
- 5,073
Electors
1,54,880
Total votes polled
1,02,731
Valid votes
1,02,731
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.3%
Full result, 2000
10 candidates · 1,02,731 valid votes
DVENDRA KUWARBJPwon
24,082
23.4%
HARINARAYAN ROYBSP
19,009
18.5%
VARUN KUMARJMM
15,344
14.9%
GOPAL CHANDRA ROYINC
14,920
14.5%
CHANDRA SHEKHAR YADAVRJD
13,537
13.2%
JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGHIND
12,903
12.6%
RAMJIWAN SINGHIND
1,067
1.0%
BALRAM MANDALNCP
1,019
1.0%
MAHENDRA MAHTOAJBP
426
0.4%
MANOJ KUMAR SINHAIND
424
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | DVENDRA KUWAR | BJP | 24,082 | 23.44% | HARINARAYAN ROY | 5,073 |
| 1995 | DEVENDRA KUWAR | JMMS | 33,519 | 33.33% | JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH | 10,707 |
| 1990 | JAWAHAR PD. SINGH | IND | 24,392 | 30.39% | ABHAI KANT PRASAD | 10,720 |
| 1985 | ABHAY KANT PRASAD | BJP | 16,776 | 32.62% | JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH | 2,445 |
| 1980 | JAWAHAR PARSAD SINGH | IND | 14,935 | 28.52% | DIP NATH RAI | 6,030 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
