About Jhanjharpur Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Jhanjharpur is one of the 243 legislative assembly segments of the state of Bihar. It is in Madhubani district of the state. As per the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India, 2008, Jhanjharpur consists of Parwalpur, Pachahi, Manmohan, Parsad, Mahasingh Hasauli, Banki and Bhit Bhagwanpur gram panchayats of Madhepur community development block; Lakhnaur and Jhanjharpur CD blocks.
A part of the Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of Bihar, Jhanjharpur assembly constituency has 2,71,231 eligible electors. 1,42,925 men and 1,28,301 women have the right to vote in the constituency. Nitish Mishra of JD (U) represents the Jhanjharpur segment in the state assembly at present. Mishra won from the constituency in 2010 with 57,652 votes in his kitty, while RJD's Jagat Narayan Singh fell well short of him with 36,971 votes in the assembly elections.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Jhanjharpur Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Jhanjharpur assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2020 | 38 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Nitish Mishra | M | BJP | 94854 | Ram Narayan Yadav | M | CPI | 53066 |
| 2015 | 38 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Gulab Yadav | M | RJD | 64320 | Nitish Mishra | M | BJP | 63486 |
| 2010 | 38 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Nitish Mishra | M | JD(U) | 57652 | Jagat Narayan Singh | M | RJD | 36971 |
| OCT 2005 | 80 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Nitish Mishra | M | JD(U) | 41004 | Ram Autar Chaudhary | M | RJD | 24344 |
| FEB 2005 | 80 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Nitish Mishra | M | JD(U) | 38568 | Jagdish Na. Chaudhary | M | RJD | 22529 |
| 2000 | 80 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Jagdish Narayan Chaudhary | M | RJD | 34313 | Nitish Mishra | M | BJC(R) | 24264 |
| 1995 | 80 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Ramawtar Chaudhary | M | JD | 42748 | Deo Chandra Jha | M | INC | 19719 |
| 1990 | 80 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Jagannath Mishra | M | INC | 77630 | Arun Ku. Lal Das | M | JD | 32924 |
| 1985 | 80 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Jagannath Mishra | M | INC | 63315 | Ras Lal Yadav | M | LKD | 7387 |
| 1980 | 80 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Jagannath Mishra | M | INC(I) | 70773 | Ram Deo Bhandari | M | JNP(SC) | 21584 |
| 1977 | 80 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Jagannath Mishra | M | INC | 44037 | Jagdish Narain Chaudhary | M | JNP | 23110 |
| 1972 | 81 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Jagannath Mishra | M | INC | 55089 | Ram Phal Chaudhary | M | SOP | 18547 |
| 1969 | 81 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Ram Phal Chaudhari | M | SSP | 22508 | Rajendra Jha | M | BJS | 13843 |
| 1967 | 81 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | H. Mishra | M | INC | 19923 | R. Chaudhury | M | SSP | 17232 |
| 1962 | 85 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Harishchandra Jha | M | INC | 13709 | Ramphal Chaudhary | M | PSP | 8636 |
| 1957 | 74 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Deochandra Jha | M | INC | 12710 | Ramchandra Mishra | M | PSP | 10743 |
| 1951 | 149 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Kapileshwar Shastri | M | INC | 7931 | Guneshwar Singh | M | SP | 3325 |
Last Updated on Aug 12, 2021