JAHANABAD
Constituency no. 36 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called JAHANABAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1999
Arun Kumar
JD(U)
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPI
won 4 of 14
Margin, 1999
17,287
2.23% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDSurendra Prasad Yadav
- Votes
- 3,16,045
- Vote share
- 40.77%
- Behind by
- 17,287
Electors
11,05,202
Total votes polled
7,75,282
Valid votes
7,75,282
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.2%
Full result, 1999
11 candidates · 7,75,282 valid votes
Arun KumarJD(U)won
3,33,332
43.0%
Surendra Prasad YadavRJD
3,16,045
40.8%
Ramadhar SinghCPI(ML)(L)
99,325
12.8%
Ramashraya Prasad SinghIND
16,878
2.2%
Walma MochiIND
2,456
0.3%
Rampati RamSPSP
1,647
0.2%
Mahendra ManjhiIND
1,640
0.2%
Nahku ChoudharyIND
1,101
0.1%
Sidhnath SinghAJBP
1,006
0.1%
Shravan YadavIND
961
0.1%
Lakshman ThakurJP
891
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | RJD | 4,43,035 | 47.88% | CHANDESHWAR PRASAD | 1,42,591 |
| 2019 | CHANDESHWAR PRASAD | JD(U) | 3,35,584 | 40.82% | SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 1,751 |
| 2014 | DR. ARUN KUMAR | BLSP | 3,22,647 | 39.76% | SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 42,340 |
| 2009 | JAGDISH SHARMA | JD(U) | 2,34,769 | 39.18% | SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 21,327 |
| 2004 | GANESH PRASAD SINGH | RJD | 4,00,063 | 46.31% | ARUN KUMAR | 46,438 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
