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Winner — 2025

RAHUL KUMAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 44.6%JD(U) 44.2%10 others 11.3%
Votes
86,402
44.6% share
Winning margin
793
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.1%
of 3,02,681

Jehanabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 793 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAHUL KUMAR
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
86,40244.6%
2
CHANDESHWAR PRASAD
85,60944.2%
3
ABHIRAM SINGH
JANSURAJ
5,7603.0%
NOTA
NOTA
4,5772.4%
5
RITESH KUMAR
IND
4,3302.2%
6
BABLU KUMAR
IND
1,2740.7%
7
BALESHWAR SINGH
1,1750.6%
8
SIDDHANATH KUMAR
KSNSNGSMT
1,1510.6%
9
RAJU KUMAR
9320.5%
10
PRAMOD YADAV
RASLJP
9270.5%
11
NITISH KUMAR
BGDRPP
9050.5%
12
RAMBHA KUMARI
SMJWDLKPRS
4990.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
176th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
56th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.6%JD(U) 44.2%OTH 8.8%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
🏛️

Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

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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