| Jhajha Assembly constituency | |
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| Constituency No. 242 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Jamui |
| LS constituency | Jamui |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Damodar Rawat | |
| Party | Janata Dal (United) |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Jhajha Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency for Bihar Legislative Assembly in Jamui district of Bihar, India. It comes under Jamui (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chandrashekhar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Bhagwat Murmu | ||
| Chandrashekhar Singh | |||
| 1962 | Shri Krishna Singh | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Shiv Nandan Jha | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Chandrashekhar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Shiv Nandan Jha | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Shiv Nandan Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1986^ | Ravindra Yadav | ||
| 1990 | Shiv Nandan Jha | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Ravindra Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Damodar Rawat | Samata Party | |
| 2005 | Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Ravindra Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | Damodar Rawat | Janata Dal | |
Election results
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Damodar Rawat | 76,972 | 39.55 | ||
| RJD | Rajendra Prasad | 75,293 | 38.69 | ||
| BSP | Binod Pd. Yadav | 13,479 | 6.93 | ||
| LJP | Ravindra Yadav | 11,762 | 6.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,278 | 3.23 | ||
| Rest of the candidates | ~10,500 | 5.80 | |||
| Majority | 1,679 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,94,638 | 61.59 | |||
| JD(U) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
References
- "Constituencies | Welcome to Jamui District Official Website | India". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Summary Election Results of Jhajha Assembly Constituency (Vidhan Sabha) of Bihar". www.electionsinindia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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| See also: Elections in India | |||||