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Bihar · PC 21 · 1996

Madhepura

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

SHARAD YADAV
JD· United Front
JD 61.0%SAP 23.1%14 others 15.9%
Votes
3,81,190
61.9% share
Winning margin
2,37,144
38.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,24,787
Candidates
16
Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHARAD YADAV
JD
3,81,19061.9%
2
ANAND MANDAL
SAP
1,44,04623.4%
3
RAMACHANDRA PD.MANDAL
INC
63,58810.3%
4
JAWAHAR YADAV
IND
5,5000.9%
5
RAMESH NANDA PRASAD
IND
4,6930.8%
6
RABINDRA THAKUR YADAV
IND
3,4880.6%
7
ABUL KALAM AZAD
IND
2,4650.4%
8
JITENDRA KUMAR
IND
2,2190.4%
9
RADHAKANT YADAV
IND
1,8160.3%
10
RAJENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,5940.3%
11
AMARENDRA KUMAR AMAR
IND
1,2820.2%
12
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
9770.2%
13
MADAN PD.SAH
IND
9030.1%
14
MOHAN DEO
IND
8530.1%
15
BRAHMDEO SHARMA
IND
7110.1%
16
PARAS NATH GOSWAMI
IND
5040.1%

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 (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 4.7% · max 44.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
15th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
4th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 61.9%SAP 23.4%INC 10.3%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
🏛️

Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

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