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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1962
Madhubani West
Winner — 1962
SAFIQULLAH ANSARI
INC· INC
INC 45.3%PSP 20.6%4 others 34.1%
Votes
14,953
45.3% share
Winning margin
8,163
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.6%
of 70,786
Madhubani West is a safe seat — SAFIQULLAH ANSARI won by 24.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAFIQULLAH ANSARI | INC | 14,953 | 45.3% |
| 2 | DIGAMBER THAKUR | Praja Socialist Party | 6,790 | 20.6% |
| 3 | UDIT NARAIN JHA | Swatantra Party | 5,320 | 16.1% |
| 4 | TRIPTI RATAN DUTT | 4,487 | 13.6% | |
| 5 | JAGRUP SAHNI | IND | 984 | 3.0% |
| 6 | SABURI THAKUR | IND | 462 | 1.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (217th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 4.6% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
231st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%PSP 20.6%SWA 16.1%BJS 13.6%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.