Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Nitish Mishra of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Jhanjharpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 94,854 votes (52.90% vote share). The runner-up was Ram Narayan Yadav (Communist Party Of India) with 53,066 votes.
A total of 18 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 | Nitish Mishra | 94854 | 52.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Ram Narayan Yadav | 53066 | 29.60% | Communist Party Of India |
| 3 | Ganga Prasad Gangotri | 8658 | 4.80% | Independent |
| 4 | Madan Kumar Mahto | 5683 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Birendra Kumar Choudhary | 3262 | 1.80% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 6 | Rakesh Kumar Yadav | 2788 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 7 | Ganpati Jha | 2671 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 8 | Abhay Kant Mishra | 1375 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Bandana Devi | 1255 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 10 | Om Prakash Poddar | 1200 | 0.70% | Janmat Party |
| 11 | Sadanand Suman | 842 | 0.50% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 12 | Baidehi Kanta Sharan | 747 | 0.40% | Akhil Bhartiya Mithila Party |
| 13 | Raj Kumar Saday | 632 | 0.40% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 14 | Lakshman Prasad Yadav | 601 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Sanjeev Kumar Suman | 600 | 0.30% | The Plurals Party |
| 16 | Ramchandra Ray | 399 | 0.20% | Janhit Kisan Party |
| 17 | Abdul Irfan | 377 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Ram Shankar Raut | 256 | 0.10% | Satya Bahumat Party |
The Jhanjharpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Nitish Mishra (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 94,854 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.