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Bihar · PC 7 · 2009

Jhanjharpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

MANGANI LAL MANDAL
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 43.6%RJD 31.7%9 others 24.7%
Votes
2,65,175
43.6% share
Winning margin
72,709
12.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,07,834
Candidates
11
Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANGANI LAL MANDAL
NDA (NDA)
2,65,17543.6%
2
DEVENDRA PRASAD YADAV
UPA
1,92,46631.7%
3
KRIPANATH PATHAK
UPA
86,22814.2%
4
SHANKAR PRASAD
IND
14,9772.5%
5
DR KIRTAN PRASAD SINGH
LTSD
9,8851.6%
6
YOGNATH MANDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
8,5161.4%
7
GAURI SHANKAR YADAV
8,0541.3%
8
VIVEKA NAND JHA
IND
6,5831.1%
9
OM PRAKASH
IND
6,2721.0%
10
FIROZ ALAM
IND
5,1620.8%
11
NATHUNI YADAV
IND
4,5160.7%

Average turnout (28th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.3% · max 77.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
28th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.6%RJD 31.7%INC 14.2%OTH 10.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting
🏛️

Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh

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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