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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 120 · 2005 (Oct)

Madhepura

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

MANINDRA KUMAR MANDAL
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 38.9%RJD 30.1%6 others 31.0%
Votes
34,582
39.0% share
Winning margin
7,872
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
39.5%
of 2,24,707

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANINDRA KUMAR MANDAL
NDA (NDA)
34,58238.9%
2
DR. ASHOK KUMAR
26,71030.1%
3
CHANDRASHEKHAR
IND
10,58511.9%
4
BIJAY KUMAR
10,36211.7%
5
SITA RAM SAH
IND
2,2952.6%
6
SANJAY KUMAR YADAV
1,7822.0%
7
SAFIK MIYA
IND
1,4001.6%
8
ANIL KUMAR
IND
1,0741.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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
8.9%
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
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 38.9%RJD 30.1%IND 11.9%LJP 11.7%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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