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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1967
Jhanjharpur
Winner — 1967
H. MISHRA
INC· INC
INC 40.9%SSP 35.4%5 others 23.7%
Votes
19,923
40.9% share
Winning margin
2,691
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
58.6%
of 83,041
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. MISHRA | INC | 19,923 | 40.9% |
| 2 | R. CHAUDHURY | Samyukta Socialist Party | 17,232 | 35.4% |
| 3 | B.N. MISHRA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,043 | 6.3% |
| 4 | M. BADRUDDIN | IND | 2,918 | 6.0% |
| 5 | R. YADAV | Praja Socialist Party | 2,830 | 5.8% |
| 6 | P.N.S. THAKUR | Swatantra Party | 2,108 | 4.3% |
| 7 | B. JHA | IND | 650 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (210th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
210th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
26th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.9%SSP 35.4%BJS 6.3%IND 6.0%PSP 5.8%OTH 5.7%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.