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Bihar · PC 14 · 1991
Jhanjharpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV
JD· Janata Dal
JD 57.0%INC 37.1%21 others 6.0%
Votes
3,72,785
57.7% share
Winning margin
1,30,074
20.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,54,471
Candidates
23
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 3,72,785 | 57.7% | |
| 2 | JAGDINA CHAUDHARY | 2,42,711 | 37.6% | |
| 3 | SHAILENDRA KU. JHA | 21,587 | 3.3% | |
| 4 | SURENDRA MISHRA | JP | 4,273 | 0.7% |
| 5 | NILAMBAR JHA | 553 | 0.1% | |
| 6 | ACHARYA MUNISH | SOP(L) | 552 | 0.1% |
| 7 | CHANDRAVIR KAMAT | IND | 497 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KUSHESHWAR YADAV | IND | 418 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VIJAY BHUSHAN YADAV | IND | 402 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GANGA PRA. YADAV | IND | 382 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAMDEO MISHRA | IND | 258 | 0.0% |
| 12 | RAM LAKHAN ROY | IND | 250 | 0.0% |
| 13 | NARENDRA KUMAR JHA | IND | 197 | 0.0% |
| 14 | RAMDEO YADAV | IND | 192 | 0.0% |
| 15 | ANAND KUMAR JHA | IND | 164 | 0.0% |
| 16 | RAMAN JEE JHA | IND | 155 | 0.0% |
| 17 | RAJ NARAIN CHOUDHARY | IND | 146 | 0.0% |
| 18 | MISIRI PASWAN | IND | 137 | 0.0% |
| 19 | UDAI NATH JHA | IND | 120 | 0.0% |
| 20 | MADAN KUMAR CHAUDHARY | IND | 65 | 0.0% |
| 21 | BHUPENDRA YADAV | IND | 63 | 0.0% |
| 22 | PRABHU DAYAL KEJARIWAL | IND | 58 | 0.0% |
| 23 | ARUN KUMAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.1%
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
JD 57.7%INC 37.6%OTH 4.7%
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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