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Winner — 1967

S. ANSARI
INC· INC
INC 28.1%PSP 27.0%5 others 44.9%
Votes
13,941
28.1% share
Winning margin
573
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
54.2%
of 91,417

Madhubani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 573 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. ANSARI
INC
13,94128.1%
2
S.N. SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
13,36827.0%
3
R. MISHRA
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
9,51619.2%
4
D. THAKUR
Samyukta Socialist Party
7,23814.6%
5
H.M. MUSA
IND
2,8815.8%
6
M.A. HUSSAIN
IND
2,0874.2%
7
F. PRASAD
IND
5411.1%

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.

Average turnout (194th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 1.2% · max 71.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
194th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
135th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.1%PSP 27.0%BJS 19.2%SSP 14.6%IND 5.8%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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