JARMUNDI
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
ABHAY KANT PRASAD
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1985
2,445
4.75% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INDJAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH
- Votes
- 14,331
- Vote share
- 27.87%
- Behind by
- 2,445
Electors
1,10,051
Total votes polled
51,422
Valid votes
51,422
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.7%
Full result, 1985
12 candidates · 51,422 valid votes
ABHAY KANT PRASADBJPwon
16,776
32.6%
JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGHIND
14,331
27.9%
DIPNATH RAYIND
4,422
8.6%
HARI CHARAN KHAWAREIND
4,268
8.3%
MD. NOUSHADIND
3,857
7.5%
SUDHIR KUMARINC
3,510
6.8%
BATESHWAR SINGHJMM
1,977
3.8%
SURENDRA ROUTLKD
1,179
2.3%
DEVI CNABD DASIND
540
1.1%
ASHOK KUMAR VERMAIND
248
0.5%
SUMERU SHEKHAR NAGIND
221
0.4%
BASANTI DEVIIND
93
0.2%
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
