Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 242, Bihar

Jhajha

Damodar Rawat (JD(U)) won the 2025 election by 4,262 votes, taking 44.40% of the vote to Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (RJD)'s 42.70%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerJD(U)Damodar Rawat, 2025
Winner's vote share, 202544.40%runner-up 42.70%
Winning margin, 20254,2621.78% of votes cast
Elections on record4JD(U) 3, BJP 1

Result by result

2010 JD(U) 48,080 38.7% vs 30.5%2015 BJP 65,537 40.0% vs 26.6%2020 JD(U) 76,972 39.5% vs 40.0%2025 JD(U) 1,08,317 44.4% vs 42.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2025AssemblyJhajha
Seat 242		Damodar Rawat
JD(U)		1,08,317
44.4%		Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav
RJD		1,04,055
42.7%		4,262 votes
1.78%		70.6%
2020AssemblyJhajha
Seat 242		Damodar Rawat
JD(U)		76,972
39.5%		Rajendra Prasad
RJD		75,293
40.0%		1,679 votes
0.86%		61.6%
2015AssemblyJhajha
Seat 242		Rabindra Yadav
BJP		65,537
40.0%		Damodar Rawat
JD(U)		43,451
26.6%		22,086 votes
13.49%		53.9%
2010AssemblyJhajha
Seat 242		Damodar Rawat
JD(U)		48,080
38.7%		Binod Prasad Yadav
RJD		37,876
30.5%		10,204 votes
8.22%		51.6%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.