JARMUNDI
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1977
DIP NATH RAI
IND
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1977
1,047
2.91% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
INDABHAY KANT PRASAD
- Votes
- 8,228
- Vote share
- 22.86%
- Behind by
- 1,047
Electors
89,692
Total votes polled
35,987
Valid votes
35,987
NOTA votes
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Turnout
40.1%
Full result, 1977
11 candidates · 35,987 valid votes
DIP NATH RAIINDwon
9,275
25.8%
ABHAY KANT PRASADIND
8,228
22.9%
SRIKANT JHAINC
6,212
17.3%
JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGHIND
5,007
13.9%
ANAND GOPAL MANDALIND
2,178
6.0%
RAM PRASADIND
1,301
3.6%
HARINDER SINGHIND
1,173
3.3%
NITYA NAND MARIKIND
1,158
3.2%
HARI CHARAN KHAWADEIND
1,038
2.9%
BALARAM BHAGATIND
269
0.8%
PARMANAND GHEEIND
148
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JARMUNDI assembly constituency in 2000?
DVENDRA KUWAR (BJP) won JARMUNDI in 2000, by a margin of 5,073 votes.
Which party has won JARMUNDI the most times?
IND, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JARMUNDI gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won JARMUNDI the most times?
SRIKANT JHA, with 3 wins between 1962 and 1972.
