Jamui, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results

Jamui (Bihar) was won by Chirag Kumar Paswan (Lok Janshakti Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 241,049 votes over Bhudeo Choudhary. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jamui, Bihar, from 1962 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1962–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1962 Nayantara Das Indian National Congress 101,440 49.5% Rameshwar Prasad Verma (Praja Socialist Party) 45,796 (22.4 pts)
1967 N. T. Das Indian National Congress 127,018 40.3% B. Manjhi (Communist Party of India) 14,852 (4.7 pts)
1971 Bhola Manjhi Communist Party of India 162,266 48.6% Nayan Tara Das (Congress (O)) 41,129 (12.3 pts)
2009 Bhudeo Choudhary Janata Dal (United) 178,560 33.4% Shyam Rajak (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 29,797 (5.6 pts)
2014 Chirag Kumar Paswan Lok Janshakti Party 285,354 36.8% Sudhansu Shekhar Bhaskar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 85,947 (11.1 pts)
2019 Chirag Kumar Paswan Lok Janshakti Party 529,134 58.2% Bhudeo Choudhary (RLSP) 241,049 (26.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nayantara Das Indian National Congress 101,440 49.5%
Rameshwar Prasad Verma Praja Socialist Party 55,644 27.2%
Baldeo Paswan Communist Party of India 47,781 23.3%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N. T. Das Indian National Congress 127,018 40.3%
B. Manjhi Communist Party of India 112,166 35.6%
R. P. Verma Praja Socialist Party 55,981 17.8%
D. N. Rajak Bharatiya Jana Sangh 19,905 6.3%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bhola Manjhi Communist Party of India 162,266 48.6%
Nayan Tara Das Congress (O) 121,137 36.3%
Ameer Das Indian National Congress 35,614 10.7%
Rewa Rabidas Independent 5,501 1.6%
Kailash Rajak Independent 4,283 1.3%
Gajadhar Paswan Independent 3,995 1.2%
Harinarain Paswan Independent 890 0.3%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bhudeo Choudhary Janata Dal (United) 178,560 33.4%
Shyam Rajak Rashtriya Janata Dal 148,763 27.8%
Ashok Choudhary Indian National Congress 71,267 13.3%
Prasadi Paswan JMM 51,977 9.7%
Gajadhar Rajak Communist Party of India 17,791 3.3%
Bhagwan Das Bahujan Samaj Party 12,135 2.3%
Yogendra Paswan Independent 7,777 1.5%
Arjun Manjhi JGP 7,457 1.4%
Kapildeo Das Independent 6,269 1.2%
Subhash Paswan STPI 4,180 0.8%
Jay Sekhar Manjhi Independent 4,152 0.8%
Vijay Paswan Independent 3,871 0.7%
Nundeo Manjhi JVM 3,472 0.6%
Saryug Paswan Independent 3,448 0.6%
Bilakshan Rabidas Independent 3,357 0.6%
Upendra Ravidas SAP 3,080 0.6%
Om Prakash Paswan LTSD 2,915 0.5%
Gulab Chandra Paswan RKJP 2,629 0.5%
Pappu Rajak Independent 2,182 0.4%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chirag Kumar Paswan Lok Janshakti Party 285,354 36.8%
Sudhansu Shekhar Bhaskar Rashtriya Janata Dal 199,407 25.7%
Uday Narain Choudhary Janata Dal (United) 198,599 25.6%
None Of The Above Independent 19,517 2.5%
Brahmdev Anand Paswan Bahujan Samaj Party 15,008 1.9%
Upendra Ravidas JMM 10,748 1.4%
Subhash Paswan Independent 10,452 1.3%
Manoj Kumar Manjhi Independent 8,360 1.1%
Dilip Kumar Independent 7,635 1.0%
Vinod Kumar Das Aam Aadmi Party 7,159 0.9%
Vishun Choudhary Shiv Sena 7,147 0.9%
Jay Prakash Das CPI (ML) Liberation 6,253 0.8%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chirag Kumar Paswan Lok Janshakti Party 529,134 58.2%
Bhudeo Choudhary RLSP 288,085 31.7%
Upendra Ravidas Bahujan Samaj Party 31,611 3.5%
Subhash Paswan Independent 16,719 1.8%
Virendra Kumar Independent 14,628 1.6%
Vishnu Priya BMP 10,625 1.2%
Ajay Kumar BDP 8,281 0.9%
Valamiki Pasavan HND 6,554 0.7%
Pankaj Kumar Das SUCI(C) 4,004 0.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1962: Indian National Congress margin 22.4 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 4.7 pts 1971: Communist Party of India margin 12.3 pts 2009: Janata Dal (United) margin 5.6 pts 2014: Lok Janshakti Party margin 11.1 pts 2019: Lok Janshakti Party margin 26.5 pts 1962 1967 1971 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Jamui has been contested at 6 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1962. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Jamui in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Chirag Kumar Paswan (Lok Janshakti Party) won Jamui, Bihar, in 2019 with 529,134 votes (58.2%), a margin of 241,049 votes over Bhudeo Choudhary.

Which parties have won Jamui since 1962?

Since 1962, Jamui has been won by: Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party.

What was the closest result in Jamui?

The closest result on record for Jamui was 1967, when Indian National Congress beat Communist Party of India by just 14,852 votes (4.7 percentage points).

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