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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1977
Madhepura
Winner — 1977
RADHA KANT YADAV
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.7%INC 19.0%9 others 26.4%
Votes
33,523
54.7% share
Winning margin
21,899
35.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
53.9%
of 1,13,765
Madhepura is a safe seat — RADHA KANT YADAV won by 35.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADHA KANT YADAV | Janata | 33,523 | 54.7% |
| 2 | JAI KRISHNA YADAV | INC | 11,624 | 19.0% |
| 3 | SATISH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 10,350 | 16.9% |
| 4 | JAI NR. YADAV | IND | 2,244 | 3.7% |
| 5 | BHUP NARAIN KAMTI | IND | 1,969 | 3.2% |
| 6 | JAI KANT YADAV | IND | 715 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SURENDRA YADAV | IND | 340 | 0.6% |
| 8 | DASHRATH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 160 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DINA NATH PRABODH | IND | 142 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAJENDRA PD YADAV | IND | 130 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BALGOVIND | IND | 106 | 0.2% |
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 (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.4% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
123rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
68th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.7%INC 19.0%IND 16.9%OTH 9.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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