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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2000

Madhupur

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Winner — 2000

HUSSAIN ANSARI
JMM· JMM
JMM 30.6%BJP 26.1%14 others 43.3%
Votes
35,811
30.6% share
Winning margin
5,232
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
60.7%
of 1,93,038

A closely fought contest. HUSSAIN ANSARI won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HUSSAIN ANSARI
JMM
JMM
35,81130.6%
2
VISHAKHA SINGH
BJP
NDA
30,57926.1%
3
KRISHNANAND JHA
INC
INC
20,78217.7%
4
ARVIND YADAV
IND
6,2795.4%
5
SITARAM SAH
IND
5,6024.8%
6
SALAUDIN ANSARI
RJD
RJD
5,5374.7%
7
SURENDRA RAWANI
IND
3,7883.2%
8
VASUDEO DEO
CPI
3,1312.7%
9
REYAZUDIN
NCP
NCP
2,4992.1%
10
MD. RAKIV ANSARI
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,5181.3%
11
SARFARAZ AHMED
BSP
BSP
3840.3%
12
JAGARNATH MAHRA
KMBP
3320.3%
13
WAVULAL MARADI
IND
2930.3%
14
ADIL RASHID
IND
2780.2%
15
NAGENDRA SINGH
NDPF
2210.2%
16
YATINDRA PRA JAISWAL
AD
1090.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (157th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 3.9% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
157th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
94th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 30.6%BJP 26.1%INC 17.7%IND 5.4%OTH 20.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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