JEHANABAD
Constituency no. 41 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called JEHANABAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 1971
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINHA
CPI
Elections held
2
1967–1971
Most successful party
CPI
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1971
22,418
5.78% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
BJSVIVEKANAND SHARMA
- Votes
- 1,41,315
- Vote share
- 36.41%
- Behind by
- 22,418
Electors
6,08,878
Total votes polled
3,88,073
Valid votes
3,88,073
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.7%
Full result, 1971
6 candidates · 3,88,073 valid votes
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINHACPIwon
1,63,733
42.2%
VIVEKANAND SHARMABJS
1,41,315
36.4%
UPENDRA NATH VERMASSP
64,943
16.7%
LALDEO SINHAHSD
11,899
3.1%
KESHAV PRASAD SHARMAIND
3,400
0.9%
DEODENI OJHABKD
2,783
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINHA | CPI | 1,63,733 | 42.19% | VIVEKANAND SHARMA | 22,418 |
| 1967 | C. S. SINGH | CPI | 1,12,287 | 40.81% | S. DEVI | 51,412 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPI2 wins