JHAJHA
Assembly seat no. 242 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2015
RABINDRA YADAV
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2015
22,086
13.49% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
JD(U)DAMODAR RAWAT
- Votes
- 43,451
- Vote share
- 26.55%
- Behind by
- 22,086
Electors
3,03,537
Total votes polled
1,63,687
Valid votes
1,63,687
NOTA votes
4,354
2.66% of votes polled
Turnout
53.9%
Full result, 2015
14 candidates · 1,63,687 valid votes
RABINDRA YADAVBJPwon
65,537
40.0%
DAMODAR RAWATJD(U)
43,451
26.6%
BINOD PD. YADAVIND
20,745
12.7%
AVID KAUSARBSP
11,444
7.0%
SHEO SHANKAR SINGHCPM
5,281
3.2%
SANJAY KUMAR SINHAIND
3,522
2.1%
SURYA VATSIND
3,017
1.8%
AMARJEET KUMAR SINGHNPEP
1,071
0.7%
VIJAY RAMIND
981
0.6%
UMASHANKAR BHAGATVKAM
959
0.6%
MD. ZIAUL HAQUE ANSARIJDR
921
0.6%
MURARI PRASADIND
880
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Damodar Rawat | JD(U) | 1,08,317 | 44.42% | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 4,262 |
| 2020 | DAMODAR RAWAT | JD(U) | 76,972 | 39.55% | RAJENDRA PRASAD | 1,679 |
| 2015 | RABINDRA YADAV | BJP | 65,537 | 40.04% | DAMODAR RAWAT | 22,086 |
| 2010 | DAMODAR RAWAT | JD(U) | 48,080 | 38.74% | BINOD PRASAD YADAV | 10,204 |
| Nov 2005 | DAMODAR RAWAT | JD(U) | 37,789 | 44.66% | RASHID AHMAD | 12,344 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
