Jhanjharpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Jhanjharpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhubani |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2020 |
| Preceded by | Gulab Yadav,  RJD |
Overview
editAs per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 38 Jhajharpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jhanjharpur and Lakhnaur community development blocks; Pachahi, Parsad, Banki, Bhit Bhagwanpur, Mahasingh Hasauli, Manmohan and Parwalpur gram panchayats of Madhepur CD block.[1]
Jhanjharpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kapileshwar Shastri | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Deochandra Jha | ||
| 1962 | Harishchandra Jha | ||
| 1967 | Hari Nath Mishra | ||
| 1969 | Rampal Chaudhary | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Jagannath Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Ramawtar Chaudhary | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Jagdish Narayan Chaudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Nitish Mishra | Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Gulab Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Nitish Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nitish Mishra | 94,854 | 52.47 | +12.27 | |
| CPI | Ram Narayan Yadav | 53,066 | 29.36 | +26.49 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,496 | 0.83 | +0.17 | |
| Majority | 41,788 | 23.11 | +11.74 | ||
| Turnout | 1,80,762 | 56.85 | +2.51 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,17,948 | [3] | |||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Jhanjharpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.