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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1977
Madhubani
Winner — 1977
DIGAMBAR THAKUR
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.3%INC 34.9%12 others 14.8%
Votes
39,317
50.3% share
Winning margin
12,007
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,25,125
Madhubani is a safe seat — DIGAMBAR THAKUR won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIGAMBAR THAKUR | Janata | 39,317 | 50.3% |
| 2 | LOKESH NATH JHA | INC | 27,310 | 34.9% |
| 3 | HARUN RASHID | IND | 3,752 | 4.8% |
| 4 | MOHAN JHA | IND | 1,838 | 2.4% |
| 5 | ABDUL HANNAN ANSARI | IND | 1,682 | 2.1% |
| 6 | BOVEYJEE MUKHIYA | IND | 1,354 | 1.7% |
| 7 | RAM NANDAN MISHRA | IND | 788 | 1.0% |
| 8 | HARI MOHAN RAY | IND | 691 | 0.9% |
| 9 | OM PRAKASH DHIRASIYA | IND | 532 | 0.7% |
| 10 | FAZAL RAHMAN | IND | 289 | 0.4% |
| 11 | JOGENDRA SINGH | IND | 231 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SURENDRA MAHASETH | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SOBHA KANT LAL DAS | IND | 150 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SARYA KANT JHA | IND | 146 | 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 (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.3%INC 34.9%OTH 14.9%
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?
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.