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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1985 by-elections
Madhepura
Winner — 1985 by-elections
R.P.YADAV
INC 51.8%LKD 43.3%6 others 4.9%
Votes
40,852
51.8% share
Winning margin
6,673
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Madhepura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 6,673 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.P.YADAV | 40,852 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | R.YADAV | 34,179 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | P.YADAV | IND | 1,103 | 0.0% |
| 4 | M.MANDAL | IND | 1,035 | 0.0% |
| 5 | S.S.YADAV | IND | 810 | 0.0% |
| 6 | A.L.PASWAN | IND | 384 | 0.0% |
| 7 | MD.AZIMULLAH | IND | 281 | 0.0% |
| 8 | P.SINGH | IND | 223 | 0.0% |
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
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.4% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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123rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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68th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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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