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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2000
Madhubani
Winner — 2000
RAMDEO MAHTO
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.0%RJD 25.0%12 others 35.9%
Votes
50,471
39.0% share
Winning margin
18,076
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
65.7%
of 1,96,896
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMDEO MAHTO | NDA (NDA) | 50,471 | 39.0% |
| 2 | RAJ KUMAR MAHSETH | RJD | 32,395 | 25.0% |
| 3 | PREM CHANDRA MISHRA | INC | 13,702 | 10.6% |
| 4 | NAYAZ AHMAD | IND | 12,678 | 9.8% |
| 5 | HEMCHANDRA JHA | 7,195 | 5.6% | |
| 6 | AMANULLAH KHAN | NCP | 4,387 | 3.4% |
| 7 | ABHAYANAND JHA | IND | 2,252 | 1.7% |
| 8 | BISHNU KUMAR RAUT | IND | 1,651 | 1.3% |
| 9 | BINODA NAND JHA | BJC(R) | 1,586 | 1.2% |
| 10 | MANOJ KUMAR MAHTO | BSP | 1,365 | 1.1% |
| 11 | KALAR YADAV | KSP | 756 | 0.6% |
| 12 | RAJANI BALA AGRABAL | AJBP | 406 | 0.3% |
| 13 | GUPTA YADAV | IND | 354 | 0.3% |
| 14 | JATAN LAL MAHTO | AD | 175 | 0.1% |
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 (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.0%RJD 25.0%INC 10.6%IND 9.8%CPI 5.6%OTH 10.0%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.