Jhanjharpur Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Jhanjharpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Jhanjharpur | |
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| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhubani |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 320,142 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Gulab Yadav,  RJD |
Overview
As 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
| 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 (I) | ||
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Ramawtar Chaudhary | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Jagdish Narayan Chaudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Nitish Mishra | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Gulab Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Nitish Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nitish Mishra | 107,958 | 55.89 |  3.42 | |
| CPI | Ram Narayan Yadav | 53,109 | 27.5 |  1.86 | |
| JSP | Keshavchandra Bhandari | 11,563 | 5.99 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Kumar Sahu | 4,513 | 2.34 | ||
| AAP | Deo Kant Jha | 2,347 | 1.22 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Irfan | 1,992 | 1.03 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,112 | 1.61 | 0.78 | |
| Majority | 54,849 | 28.39 | 5.28 | ||
| Turnout | 193,156 | 60.33 | 3.48 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Nitish Mishra | 94,854 | 52.47 | 12.27 | |
| CPI | Ram Narayan Yadav | 53,066 | 29.36 | 26.49 | |
| Independent | Ganga Prasad Gangotri | 8,658 | 4.79 | ||
| Independent | Madan Kumar Mahto | 5,683 | 3.14 | ||
| RLSP | Birendra Kumar Choudhary | 3,262 | 1.8 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar Yadav | 2,788 | 1.54 | ||
| Independent | Ganpati Jha | 2,671 | 1.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,496 | 0.83 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | 41,788 | 23.11 | 22.58 | ||
| Turnout | 180,762 | 56.85 | 2.51 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Gulab Yadav | 64,320 | 40.73 | ||
| BJP | Nitish Mishra | 63,486 | 40.2 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Kumar Jha | 7,022 | 4.45 | ||
| CPI | Ram Narayan Yadav | 4,531 | 2.87 | ||
| Independent | Sada Nand Suman | 4,237 | 2.68 | ||
| Independent | Om Prakash | 3,309 | 2.1 | ||
| Independent | Ram Narayan Mahto | 2,639 | 1.67 | ||
| Independent | Mohammad Hasnaian | 1,593 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,044 | 0.66 | ||
| Majority | 834 | 0.53 | |||
| Turnout | 157,914 | 54.34 | |||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||