JHANJHARPUR
Assembly seat no. 38 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called JHANJHARPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, Feb 2005
NITISH MISHRA
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
16,039
18.39% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDJAGDISH NA. CHAUDHARY
- Votes
- 22,529
- Vote share
- 25.82%
- Behind by
- 16,039
Electors
2,02,356
Total votes polled
87,239
Valid votes
87,239
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.1%
Full result, Feb 2005
9 candidates · 87,239 valid votes
NITISH MISHRAJD(U)won
38,568
44.2%
JAGDISH NA. CHAUDHARYRJD
22,529
25.8%
ANZAR AHMAD KHANLJP
13,714
15.7%
ARVIND KUMAR LALSP
2,737
3.1%
GHOORAN MUKHIYAIND
2,390
2.7%
NATHUNI YADAVIND
2,365
2.7%
RAM VILAS DHANGARBSP
2,081
2.4%
ATIQUR RAHMANIND
1,532
1.8%
VIJAY SHANKAR JHACPI(ML)(L)
1,323
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nitish Mishra | BJP | 1,07,958 | 55.89% | Ram Narayan Yadav | 54,849 |
| 2020 | NITISH MISHRA | BJP | 94,854 | 52.47% | RAM NARAYAN YADAV | 41,788 |
| 2015 | GULAB YADAV | RJD | 64,320 | 40.73% | NITISH MISHRA | 834 |
| 2010 | NITISH MISHRA | JD(U) | 57,652 | 49.15% | JAGAT NARAYAN SINGH | 20,681 |
| Nov 2005 | NITISH MISHRA | JD(U) | 41,004 | 46.95% | RAM AUTAR CHAUDHARY | 16,660 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
