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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1995
Madhepur
Winner — 1995
RUP NARAYAN JHA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 54.6%INC 25.3%12 others 20.1%
Votes
57,230
54.6% share
Winning margin
30,684
29.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,82,436
Madhepur is a safe seat — RUP NARAYAN JHA won by 29.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUP NARAYAN JHA | Janata Dal | 57,230 | 54.6% |
| 2 | RADHA NANDAN JHA | INC | 26,546 | 25.3% |
| 3 | DEVA NAND JHA | BJP | 6,223 | 5.9% |
| 4 | MAHABIR PRASAD MAHTO | 5,590 | 5.3% | |
| 5 | PRAMOD NARAIN THAKUR | BPP | 2,943 | 2.8% |
| 6 | DEEPAK BHARTI | IND | 2,397 | 2.3% |
| 7 | SHAILENDRA PD. YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 1,148 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAM SUNDAR PD. SINGH | IND | 1,140 | 1.1% |
| 9 | LAL MISHRA | IND | 655 | 0.6% |
| 10 | LEKHANAND JHA | SJP(R) | 609 | 0.6% |
| 11 | KASHI KANT JHA | IND | 189 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MAHESH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAM BILAS YADAV | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
| 14 | BHARAT DAS | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (217th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 4.6% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
231st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 54.6%INC 25.3%BJP 5.9%SAP 5.3%OTH 8.8%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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