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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1980
Madhepura
Winner — 1980
RADHA KANT YADAV
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 32.3%INC(I) 18.7%10 others 49.0%
Votes
24,102
32.3% share
Winning margin
10,130
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,28,459
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADHA KANT YADAV | JNP(SC) | 24,102 | 32.3% |
| 2 | MANINDRA KUMAR YADAV |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 13,972 | 18.7% |
| 3 | KAPILDEO MANDAL | JNP(SR) | 7,707 | 10.3% |
| 4 | AMRENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | BJP | 7,526 | 10.1% |
| 5 | RAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV | JNP(JP) | 5,929 | 8.0% |
| 6 | KAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | Left | 5,134 | 6.9% |
| 7 | BHOLI PRASAD MANDAL | IND | 4,351 | 5.8% |
| 8 | BAIJNATH GUPTA | IND | 2,866 | 3.8% |
| 9 | JAI KRISHNA YADAV | 2,122 | 2.8% | |
| 10 | JAI KANT YADAV | IND | 411 | 0.6% |
| 11 | RAJ KUMARI DEVI | IND | 257 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SURESH YADAV | IND | 228 | 0.3% |
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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
safe13.6%
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(SC) 32.3%INC(I) 18.7%JNP(SR) 10.3%BJP 10.1%JNP(JP) 8.0%CPI 6.9%OTH 13.7%
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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