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Bihar · PC 14 · 1989

Jhanjharpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

DEVANDRA PRASSAD YADAV
JD· National Front
JD 62.9%INC 33.4%14 others 3.7%
Votes
3,39,454
63.8% share
Winning margin
1,59,336
29.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,39,539
Candidates
16
Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVANDRA PRASSAD YADAV
JD
3,39,45463.8%
2
GAURI SANKAR RAJHANS
INC
1,80,11833.9%
3
RADHAKANT PHADARI
LKD(B)
3,8430.7%
4
VAHANDRA LAL MANDAL
IND
1,3890.3%
5
RAMDE YADAV
IND
1,3480.3%
6
SHARAVAN KUMAR MISHRA
IND
1,2040.2%
7
PURAN SUM
IND
1,1650.2%
8
ACHARYA MUNIS
JNP(JP)
8810.2%
9
SAGAR SAH
IND
5020.1%
10
NOHAN GOSAIN
DDP
3780.1%
11
SURYA NA. YADAV
IND
3520.1%
12
KRISHNA VIHARY
IND
3500.1%
13
PRABHU DAYA KEJRIWAL
IND
3360.1%
14
YOGENDRA JHA
IND
2810.1%
15
GOVIND NA. DAS
IND
2630.1%
16
YOGENDRA THAKUR
IND
2020.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
19th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 63.8%INC 33.9%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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Chandradhari Museum

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Darbhanga Planetarium

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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.

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