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Bihar · PC 14 · 1980
Jhanjharpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
DHANIK LAL MANDAL
JNP(S)
JNP(S) 44.1%INC(I) 34.2%8 others 21.7%
Votes
2,02,710
44.5% share
Winning margin
45,483
10.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,59,432
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANIK LAL MANDAL | JNP(S) | 2,02,710 | 44.5% |
| 2 | JAGANNATH MISHRA |  INC(I) | 1,57,227 | 34.5% |
| 3 | KAMESHWARI DEVI | 84,135 | 18.5% | |
| 4 | GANGADHAR MANDAL | IND | 3,524 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RAS LAL YADAV | IND | 1,964 | 0.4% |
| 6 | LEKHA NAND JHA | IND | 1,718 | 0.4% |
| 7 | HARE RAM SINGH | IND | 1,616 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAM VILASH SAHANI | IND | 1,060 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SHAFIQULLA | IND | 987 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BRAJNANDAN | IND | 630 | 0.1% |
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
safe10.0%
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(S) 44.5%INC(I) 34.5%JNP 18.5%OTH 2.5%
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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