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Winner — 2000

RAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 58.7%JD(U) 31.8%7 others 9.5%
Votes
77,282
58.7% share
Winning margin
35,358
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.4%
of 1,84,488

Madhepura is a safe seat — RAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV won by 26.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA PRASAD YADAV
RJD
77,28258.7%
2
KAPILDEB MANDAL
NDA
41,92431.8%
3
SANJAY KUMAR YADAV
Samajwadi Party
2,8292.1%
4
KAMESHWAR YADAV
2,7072.1%
5
RABINDRA PRASAD YADAV
IND
2,4351.9%
6
PROF. SURAJ YADAV
NCP
2,2691.7%
7
MANJU YADAV
INC
1,8741.4%
8
KOSHI YADAV
BSP
2900.2%
9
ASHOK KUMAR VERMA
IND
880.1%

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
safe
26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.4% · max 41.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
123rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
68th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 58.7%JD(U) 31.8%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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