JARMUNDI
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
JAWAHAR PARSAD SINGH
IND
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
6,030
11.52% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INDDIP NATH RAI
- Votes
- 8,905
- Vote share
- 17.01%
- Behind by
- 6,030
Electors
98,517
Total votes polled
52,365
Valid votes
52,365
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.1%
Full result, 1980
14 candidates · 52,365 valid votes
JAWAHAR PARSAD SINGHINDwon
14,935
28.5%
DIP NATH RAIIND
8,905
17.0%
NAUSHAD MIANIND
7,411
14.2%
SRIKANT JHAINC(I)
6,460
12.3%
RAJESHWAR LALIND
4,147
7.9%
ABHAY KANT PRASADJNPJP
4,044
7.7%
ANAND GOPAL MANDALIND
1,720
3.3%
HARICHARAN KHAWAREIND
1,476
2.8%
NITYA NAND MARIKCPI
944
1.8%
JAMUNA TIWARIBJP
776
1.5%
SURENDRA RAUTIND
711
1.4%
DHURWA NARAYAN JAJWAREJNPSC
453
0.9%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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.
