Jhajha Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2025
Damodar Rawat
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results
Winner
Damodar Rawat
votes
1,08,317
Margin
4,262(1.7%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Damodar Rawat✓ WinnerJD(U)1,08,31744.42%
- 2Jay Prakash Narayan YadavRJD1,04,05542.67%
- 3Mohammad IrfanINDDeposit lost9,5783.93%
- 4Nilendu Dutta MisharaJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost6,1482.52%
- 5NOTA4,6191.89%
- 6Amarjeet Kumar SinghNPPDeposit lost3,2781.34%
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- 7Ravindra YadavINDDeposit lost3,1411.29%
- 8Shivaraj YadavBSPDeposit lost2,0070.82%
- 9Nemo DeviINDDeposit lost1,7590.72%
- 10Kedar Kumar MandalApni Janta PartyDeposit lost9640.4%
Deposit lost: 7 of 9 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2025
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 3,39,867
- Votes cast
- 2,43,911
- Turnout
- 71.77%
- Polling stations
- 413
incl. service voters
incl. 361 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women76.2%
1,23,413 of 1,62,029 voted on EVMs
Men67.6%
1,20,136 of 1,77,828 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 10; 1 voted.
- Candidates9 (1 women)
- Lost deposit7
- NOTA4,619
- Valid votes2,39,247
Women candidates: Nemo Devi
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Jhajha?
Damodar Rawat (JD(U)) won Jhajha in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 1,08,317 votes.
What was the winning margin in Jhajha?
Damodar Rawat defeated Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) by 4,262 votes.
What was the turnout in Jhajha in 2025?
71.77% — 2,43,911 of 3,39,867 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 76.2%, men's 67.6%.
How many voters does Jhajha have?
3,39,867 electors at the 2025 election — 1,77,828 men, 1,62,029 women, 10 third gender (service voters included), and 413 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Jhajha?
The last general election was completed in November 2025. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2030; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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