JHAJHA
Assembly seat no. 242 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
DAMODAR RAWAT
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2020
1,679
0.86% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
RJDRAJENDRA PRASAD
- Votes
- 75,293
- Vote share
- 38.69%
- Behind by
- 1,679
Electors
3,16,049
Total votes polled
1,94,609
Valid votes
1,94,609
NOTA votes
6,278
3.23% of votes polled
Turnout
61.6%
Full result, 2020
10 candidates · 1,94,609 valid votes
DAMODAR RAWATJD(U)won
76,972
39.5%
RAJENDRA PRASADRJD
75,293
38.7%
BINOD PD. YADAVBSP
13,479
6.9%
RABINDRA YADAVLJP
11,762
6.0%
RAHUL KUMAR SINGHIND
3,260
1.7%
VIJAY KUMARIND
2,972
1.5%
VINOD KUMAR SINHAIND
1,870
1.0%
AJEET KUMARJMM
1,186
0.6%
PANKAJ THAKURIND
777
0.4%
MUKESH KUMAR YADAVIND
760
0.4%
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
