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Bihar · PC 21 · 1998
Madhepura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
LALU PRASAD
RJD· RJD
RJD 46.2%JD 38.1%6 others 15.7%
Votes
2,97,686
47.2% share
Winning margin
51,983
8.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,44,414
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALU PRASAD | RJD | 2,97,686 | 47.2% |
| 2 | SHARAD YADAV | 2,45,703 | 39.0% | |
| 3 | NIRMAL KUMAR SINGH | 60,921 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | AMRENDRA KUMAR AMAR | IND | 18,217 | 2.9% |
| 5 | Y.N.YADAB | 3,122 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | ASHOK RAM | IND | 2,273 | 0.4% |
| 7 | KOSHI YADAV | IND | 2,058 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SHASHI KUMAR | IND | 801 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 4.7% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
15th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.2%
lowerhigher
4th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 47.2%JD 39.0%SAP 9.7%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
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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.