JARMUNDI
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1990
JAWAHAR PD. SINGH
IND
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1990
10,720
13.35% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
BJPABHAI KANT PRASAD
- Votes
- 13,672
- Vote share
- 17.03%
- Behind by
- 10,720
Electors
1,38,436
Total votes polled
80,272
Valid votes
80,272
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.0%
Full result, 1990
19 candidates · 80,272 valid votes
JAWAHAR PD. SINGHINDwon
24,392
30.4%
ABHAI KANT PRASADBJP
13,672
17.0%
DEVENDRA KUMARJNPJP
12,506
15.6%
TARANAND SINGHJMM
10,287
12.8%
SANATH RAUTINC
9,970
12.4%
HARICHARAN KHAWAREJD
2,830
3.5%
MD. NAUSAD MAININD
2,620
3.3%
SURENDRA NATH PANDEYIND
731
0.9%
SURENDRA RAUTIND
626
0.8%
NARENDRA KUMAR SINGHIND
529
0.7%
RAVINDRA NATH BHAIYADDP
324
0.4%
PHYLESHWAR MANDALIND
312
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 19. 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
