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Bihar · PC 14 · 1977
Jhanjharpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
DHANIK LAL MANDAL
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 64.9%INC 31.5%3 others 3.6%
Votes
3,05,554
65.8% share
Winning margin
1,57,481
33.9% of votes
Total votes cast
4,70,515
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANIK LAL MANDAL | 3,05,554 | 65.8% | |
| 2 | JAGANNATH MISHRA | 1,48,073 | 31.9% | |
| 3 | DINRAJ SHANDILYA | IND | 6,486 | 1.4% |
| 4 | SHEOCHANDRA THAKUR | IND | 3,023 | 0.7% |
| 5 | JAI PRAKASH NATH MISHRA | IND | 1,394 | 0.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
19th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 65.8%INC 31.9%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.