Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Damodar Rawat of Janata Dal (United) won the Jhajha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 76,972 votes (40.90% vote share). The runner-up was Rajendra Prasad (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 75,293 votes.
A total of 10 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damodar Rawat | 76972 | 40.90% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Rajendra Prasad | 75293 | 40.00% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Binod Pd. Yadav | 13479 | 7.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Rabindra Yadav | 11762 | 6.30% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 5 | Rahul Kumar Singh | 3260 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Vijay Kumar | 2972 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 7 | Vinod Kumar Sinha | 1870 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 8 | Ajeet Kumar | 1186 | 0.60% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 9 | Pankaj Thakur | 777 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 10 | Mukesh Kumar Yadav | 760 | 0.40% | Independent |
The Jhajha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Damodar Rawat (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 76,972 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.