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, 2010
NITISH MISHRA
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2010
20,681
17.63% of valid votes
Result, 2010
Runner-up
RJDJAGAT NARAYAN SINGH
- Votes
- 36,971
- Vote share
- 31.52%
- Behind by
- 20,681
Electors
2,45,100
Total votes polled
1,17,301
Valid votes
1,17,301
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.9%
Full result, 2010
11 candidates · 1,17,301 valid votes
NITISH MISHRAJD(U)won
57,652
49.1%
JAGAT NARAYAN SINGHRJD
36,971
31.5%
HARKHU JHAINC
5,869
5.0%
RAM NARAYAN YADAVCPI
4,492
3.8%
HARE KRISHNA CHAUDHARYIND
4,018
3.4%
LAKSHMI MUKHIYAIND
1,900
1.6%
PRAMOD KUMAR PASWANBSP
1,865
1.6%
YOGNATH MANDALCPI(ML)(L)
1,574
1.3%
ASHOK KUMAR MAHTOIND
1,426
1.2%
BUCHRU PASWANAKBMP
788
0.7%
MAHENDRA YADAVSP
746
0.6%
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