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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 120 · 2005 (Feb)

Madhepura

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

MANINDRA KUMAR MANDAL
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 34.3%IND 22.2%12 others 43.6%
Votes
30,293
34.3% share
Winning margin
10,710
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
39.3%
of 2,24,707

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANINDRA KUMAR MANDAL
NDA (NDA)
30,29334.3%
2
CHANDRASHEKHAR YADAV
IND
19,58322.2%
3
SIYARAM YADAV
17,26319.5%
4
DR. ARUN KUMAR MANDAL
IND
6,3567.2%
5
SURENDRA KUMAR
2,8293.2%
6
RAMENDRA NARAYAN YADAV
1,9822.2%
7
SANJAY KUMAR YADAV
1,9752.2%
8
ANIL KUMAR
BSP
1,7021.9%
9
VIPIN KUMAR
IND
1,7021.9%
10
RAJEEV JOSHI
IND
1,5401.7%
11
VANSHIDDHAR SINGH
IND
8731.0%
12
EKANAN KUNWAR
IND
8671.0%
13
JAHEER ABBAS
IND
8080.9%
14
MITHILESH KUMAR
IND
6070.7%

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
12.1%
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
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 34.3%IND 22.2%RJD 19.5%IND 7.2%OTH 16.8%

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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