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, 2020
NITISH MISHRA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2020
41,788
23.12% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
CPIRAM NARAYAN YADAV
- Votes
- 53,066
- Vote share
- 29.36%
- Behind by
- 41,788
Electors
3,17,948
Total votes polled
1,80,762
Valid votes
1,80,762
NOTA votes
1,496
0.83% of votes polled
Turnout
56.9%
Full result, 2020
18 candidates · 1,80,762 valid votes
NITISH MISHRABJPwon
94,854
52.5%
RAM NARAYAN YADAVCPI
53,066
29.4%
GANGA PRASAD GANGOTRIIND
8,658
4.8%
MADAN KUMAR MAHTOIND
5,683
3.1%
BIRENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARYRLSP
3,262
1.8%
RAKESH KUMAR YADAVIND
2,788
1.5%
GANPATI JHAIND
2,671
1.5%
ABHAY KANT MISHRAIND
1,375
0.8%
BANDANA DEVIIND
1,255
0.7%
OM PRAKASH PODDARJMTP
1,200
0.7%
SADANAND SUMANJAPL
842
0.5%
BAIDEHI KANTA SHARANAKBMP
747
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