JHANJHARPUR
Constituency no. 7 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called JHANJHARPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1999
Devendra Prasad Yadav
JD(U)
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 13
Margin, 1999
1,27,814
18.95% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDSurendra Prasad Yadav
- Votes
- 2,48,038
- Vote share
- 36.78%
- Behind by
- 1,27,814
Electors
10,53,943
Total votes polled
6,74,416
Valid votes
6,74,416
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.0%
Full result, 1999
10 candidates · 6,74,416 valid votes
Devendra Prasad YadavJD(U)won
3,75,852
55.7%
Surendra Prasad YadavRJD
2,48,038
36.8%
Chitranjan SahBSP
29,245
4.3%
Chandraveer KamatIND
6,440
0.9%
Pradeep PaswanIND
4,795
0.7%
Ganga Prasad YadavRLD
3,192
0.5%
Vivekanand MishraIND
2,823
0.4%
Santosh Kumar JhaAJBP
2,327
0.3%
Chandra Kumar ChoudharyIND
911
0.1%
Sadhu PaswanIND
793
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RAMPRIT MANDAL | JD(U) | 5,33,032 | 48.73% | SUMAN KUMAR MAHASETH | 1,84,169 |
| 2019 | Ramprit Mandal | JD(U) | 6,02,391 | 56.80% | GULAB YADAV | 3,22,951 |
| 2014 | BIRENDRA KUMAR CHAUDHARY | BJP | 3,35,481 | 35.64% | MANGANI LAL MANDAL | 55,408 |
| 2009 | MANGANI LAL MANDAL | JD(U) | 2,65,175 | 43.63% | DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 72,709 |
| 2004 | DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | RJD | 3,23,400 | 45.92% | JAGANNATH MISHRA | 12,835 |
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 constituency in 2024?
RAMPRIT MANDAL (JD(U)) won JHANJHARPUR in 2024, by a margin of 1,84,169 votes.
Which party has won JHANJHARPUR the most times?
JD(U), with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has JHANJHARPUR gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1977 to 2024.
Who has won JHANJHARPUR the most times?
DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV, with 3 wins between 1991 and 2004.
