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, Nov 2005
NITISH MISHRA
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
16,660
19.08% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDRAM AUTAR CHAUDHARY
- Votes
- 24,344
- Vote share
- 27.88%
- Behind by
- 16,660
Electors
1,99,558
Total votes polled
87,331
Valid votes
87,331
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.8%
Full result, Nov 2005
7 candidates · 87,331 valid votes
NITISH MISHRAJD(U)won
41,004
47.0%
RAM AUTAR CHAUDHARYRJD
24,344
27.9%
ANZAR AHMAD KHANLJP
10,062
11.5%
NATHUNI YADAVIND
3,931
4.5%
RAMBILAS DHANGARBSP
3,445
3.9%
VIVEKA NANDAN MISHRASP
2,436
2.8%
DINESH MAHTOCPI(ML)(L)
2,109
2.4%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JHANJHARPUR assembly constituency in 2025?
Nitish Mishra (BJP) won JHANJHARPUR in 2025, by a margin of 54,849 votes.
Which party has won JHANJHARPUR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JHANJHARPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won JHANJHARPUR the most times?
JAGANNATH MISHRA, with 5 wins between 1972 and 1990.
