Jhanjharpur is assembly constituency number 38 in Bihar, in Madhubani district, and one of the segments of the Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Nitish Mishra of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 55.9% of the vote, 54,849 votes ahead of Ram Narayan Yadav (CPI).
- 01Nitish MishraBJP1,07,95855.89%
- 02Ram Narayan YadavCPI53,10927.50%
- 03Keshavchandra BhandariJNSRJP11,5635.99%
- 04Krishna Kumar SahuIndependent4,5132.34%
- 05Deo Kant JhaAAP2,3471.22%
- 8 other candidates · 10,554 votesNOTA · 3,112 (1.61%)
Margin 54,849 votes · 28.40% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,93,156 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitish MishraMale · 52 yrs | BJP | 1,07,958 | 55.89% |
| 2 | Ram Narayan YadavMale · 52 yrs | CPI | 53,109 | 27.50% |
| 3 | Keshavchandra BhandariMale · 43 yrs | JNSRJP | 11,563 | 5.99% |
| 4 | Krishna Kumar SahuMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 4,513 | 2.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,112 | 1.61% |
| 5 | Deo Kant JhaMale · 50 yrs | AAP | 2,347 | 1.22% |
| 6 | Abdul IrfanMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 1,992 | 1.03% |
| 7 | Krishna Narayan JhaMale · 64 yrs | Independent | 1,675 | 0.87% |
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| 8 | Om Prakash PoddarMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 1,670 | 0.86% |
| 9 | Birendra Kumar SinghMale · 43 yrs | BSP | 1,615 | 0.84% |
| 10 | Ramnarayan SahuMale · 54 yrs | VAP | 1,265 | 0.65% |
| 11 | Umar Aftab AfsarMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 1,029 | 0.53% |
| 12 | Vijay Kumar MandalMale · 40 yrs | SUCI | 748 | 0.39% |
| 13 | Nutan DaveFemale · 51 yrs | AJPP | 560 | 0.29% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Jhanjharpur result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitish Mishra | BJP | 94,854 | 52.47% |
| 2 | Ram Narayan Yadav | CPI | 53,066 | 29.36% |
| 3 | Ganga Prasad Gangotri | Independent | 8,658 | 4.79% |
| 4 | Madan Kumar Mahto | Independent | 5,683 | 3.14% |
| 5 | Birendra Kumar Choudhary | RLSP | 3,262 | 1.80% |
| 6 | Rakesh Kumar Yadav | Independent | 2,788 | 1.54% |
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| 7 | Ganpati Jha | Independent | 2,671 | 1.48% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,496 | 0.83% |
| 8 | Abhay Kant Mishra | Independent | 1,375 | 0.76% |
| 9 | Bandana Devi | Independent | 1,255 | 0.69% |
| 10 | Om Prakash Poddar | JmtP | 1,200 | 0.66% |
| 11 | Sadanand Suman | JAPL | 842 | 0.47% |
| 12 | Baidehi Kanta Sharan | AKBMP | 747 | 0.41% |
| 13 | Raj Kumar Saday | BMUP | 632 | 0.35% |
| 14 | Lakshman Prasad Yadav | Independent | 601 | 0.33% |
| 15 | Sanjeev Kumar Suman | TPLRSP | 600 | 0.33% |
| 16 | Ramchandra Ray | JKiP | 399 | 0.22% |
| 17 | Abdul Irfan | Independent | 377 | 0.21% |
| 18 | Ram Shankar Raut | SatBP | 256 | 0.14% |
Jhanjharpur result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulab Yadav | RJD | 64,320 | 40.73% |
| 2 | Nitish Mishra | BJP | 63,486 | 40.20% |
| 3 | Sunil Kumar Jha | Independent | 7,022 | 4.45% |
| 4 | Ram Narayan Yadav | CPI | 4,531 | 2.87% |
| 5 | Sada Nand Suman | Independent | 4,237 | 2.68% |
| 6 | Om Prakash | Independent | 3,309 | 2.10% |
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| 7 | Ram Narayan Mahto | Independent | 2,639 | 1.67% |
| 8 | Md. Hasnaian | Independent | 1,593 | 1.01% |
| 9 | Rajesh Kumar Jha | Independent | 1,195 | 0.76% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,044 | 0.66% |
| 10 | Mohammad Manjur Alam | Independent | 929 | 0.59% |
| 11 | Awdesh Kumar Shing | Independent | 597 | 0.38% |
| 12 | Ram Bharos Paswan | BSP | 574 | 0.36% |
| 13 | Ganapati Jha | SP | 535 | 0.34% |
| 14 | Mustafa Kamal | RSMD | 435 | 0.28% |
| 15 | Rajeev Kumar | AVIRP | 423 | 0.27% |
| 16 | Pawan Kumar Mishra | ABHM | 380 | 0.24% |
| 17 | Dhirendra Kumar Kamat | SJDD | 348 | 0.22% |
| 18 | Navin Kumar Ram | TNRMPI | 317 | 0.20% |
Jhanjharpur result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitish Mishra | JD(U) | 57,652 | 49.15% |
| 2 | Jagat Narayan Singh | RJD | 36,971 | 31.52% |
| 3 | Harkhu Jha | INC | 5,869 | 5.00% |
| 4 | Ram Narayan Yadav | CPI | 4,492 | 3.83% |
| 5 | Hare Krishna Chaudhary | Independent | 4,018 | 3.43% |
| 6 | Lakshmi Mukhiya | Independent | 1,900 | 1.62% |
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| 7 | Pramod Kumar Paswan | BSP | 1,865 | 1.59% |
| 8 | Yognath Mandal | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,574 | 1.34% |
| 9 | Ashok Kumar Mahto | Independent | 1,426 | 1.22% |
| 10 | Buchru Paswan | AKBMP | 788 | 0.67% |
| 11 | Mahendra Yadav | SP | 746 | 0.64% |
Jhanjharpur outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Madhubani district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Jhanjharpur is one of the assembly segments of Jhanjharpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jhanjharpur candidates.
- Ramprit MandalJD(U)91,830 54.1%
- Suman Kumar MahasethVSIP42,045 24.8%
- Gulab YadavBSP20,615 12.2%
- Ram Prasad RautIndependent4,206 2.5%
- Ganga Prasad YadavIndependent2,473 1.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 49,785 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Jhanjharpur.
Who won the Jhanjharpur assembly seat in 2025?
Nitish Mishra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Jhanjharpur in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,07,958 votes, which was 55.89% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Jhanjharpur?
The margin was 54,849 votes (28.40% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ram Narayan Yadav of the Communist Party of India with 53,109 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Jhanjharpur in 2025?
Turnout was 60.37%: 1,93,271 of 3,20,142 registered electors voted, across 392 polling stations. That is 3.4 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Jhanjharpur part of?
Jhanjharpur is an assembly segment of the Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ramprit Mandal got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Jhanjharpur a reserved constituency?
No. Jhanjharpur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Jhanjharpur?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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