Jhanjharpur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2025
Nitish Mishra
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results
Winner
Nitish Mishra
votes
1,07,958
Margin
54,849(28.4%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Nitish Mishra✓ WinnerBJP1,07,95855.89%
- 2Ram Narayan YadavCPI53,10927.5%
- 3Keshavchandra BhandariJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost11,5635.99%
- 4Krishna Kumar SahuINDDeposit lost4,5132.34%
- 5NOTA3,1121.61%
- 6Deo Kant JhaAAPDeposit lost2,3471.22%
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- 7Abdul IrfanINDDeposit lost1,9921.03%
- 8Krishna Narayan JhaINDDeposit lost1,6750.87%
- 9Om Prakash PoddarINDDeposit lost1,6700.86%
- 10Birendra Kumar SinghBSPDeposit lost1,6150.84%
- 11Ramnarayan SahuVanchit Adhikar PartyDeposit lost1,2650.65%
- 12Umar Aftab AfsarINDDeposit lost1,0290.53%
- 13Vijay Kumar MandalSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost7480.39%
- 14Nutan DaveAam Janta Pragati PartyDeposit lost5600.29%
Deposit lost: 11 of 13 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
- 3,20,142
- Votes cast
- 1,93,271
- Turnout
- 60.37%
- Polling stations
- 392
incl. service voters
incl. 691 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women69.9%
1,06,157 of 1,51,948 voted on EVMs
Men51.4%
86,423 of 1,68,188 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 6; 0 voted.
- Candidates13 (1 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA3,112
- Valid votes1,90,044
Women candidates: Nutan Dave
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Jhanjharpur?
Nitish Mishra (BJP) won Jhanjharpur in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 1,07,958 votes.
What was the winning margin in Jhanjharpur?
Nitish Mishra defeated Ram Narayan Yadav (CPI) by 54,849 votes.
What was the turnout in Jhanjharpur in 2025?
60.37% — 1,93,271 of 3,20,142 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 69.9%, men's 51.4%.
How many voters does Jhanjharpur have?
3,20,142 electors at the 2025 election — 1,68,188 men, 1,51,948 women, 6 third gender (service voters included), and 392 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Jhanjharpur?
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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