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, 2015
GULAB YADAV
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2015
834
0.53% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
BJPNITISH MISHRA
- Votes
- 63,486
- Vote share
- 40.20%
- Behind by
- 834
Electors
2,90,624
Total votes polled
1,57,914
Valid votes
1,57,914
NOTA votes
1,044
0.66% of votes polled
Turnout
54.3%
Full result, 2015
18 candidates · 1,57,914 valid votes
GULAB YADAVRJDwon
64,320
40.7%
NITISH MISHRABJP
63,486
40.2%
SUNIL KUMAR JHAIND
7,022
4.5%
RAM NARAYAN YADAVCPI
4,531
2.9%
SADA NAND SUMANIND
4,237
2.7%
OM PRAKASHIND
3,309
2.1%
RAM NARAYAN MAHTOIND
2,639
1.7%
MD. HASNAIANIND
1,593
1.0%
RAJESH KUMAR JHAIND
1,195
0.8%
MOHAMMAD MANJUR ALAMIND
929
0.6%
AWDESH KUMAR SHINGIND
597
0.4%
RAM BHAROS PASWANBSP
574
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 18. 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 | 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.
