Jhajha Assembly constituency

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Jhajha Assembly constituency
Constituency No. 242 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
District Jamui district
LS constituency Jamui
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
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). [1] [2]

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Members of Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
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 (I)
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 (United)
2005
2010
2015 Ravindra Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
2020 Damodar Rawat Janata Dal (United)

Results

2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Jhajha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD (U) Damodar Rawat 76,97239.55
RJD Rajendra Prasad75,29338.69
BSP Binod Pd. Yadav13,4796.93
LJP Ravindra Yadav 11,7626.04
NOTA None of the above 6,2783.23
Rest of the candidates~10,5005.80
Majority1,679
Turnout 1,94,63861.59
JD (U) gain from BJP Swing

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References

  1. "Constituencies | Welcome to Jamui District Official Website | India" . Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Summary Election Results of Jhajha Assembly Constituency (Vidhan Sabha) of Bihar". www.electionsinindia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

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