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Madhepura

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

SHARAD YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 49.0%RJD 25.5%15 others 25.5%
Votes
3,70,585
49.0% share
Winning margin
1,77,621
23.5% of votes
Total votes cast
7,56,450
Candidates
17
Seat history

3 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHARAD YADAV
NDA (NDA)
3,70,58549.0%
2
PROF. RAVINDRA CHARAN YADAV
UPA
1,92,96425.5%
3
DR.TARA NAND SADA
UPA
67,8039.0%
4
OMPRAKASH NARAYAN
Left
28,1123.7%
5
KISHOR KUMAR
IND
19,9462.6%
6
MAHADEO YADAV
IND
12,6571.7%
7
SAAKAR SURESH YADAV
IND
9,2061.2%
8
DHANOJ KUMAR TANTI
RVNP
9,1801.2%
9
BINOD KUMAR JHA
8,4671.1%
10
N.K.SINGH
6,6670.9%
11
TIRO SHARAMA
IND
6,0190.8%
12
PRASANN KUMAR
IND
5,6330.7%
13
DHRUVA KUMAR GUPTA
IND
5,2830.7%
14
BALWANT GADHWAL
IND
5,2130.7%
15
RAJO SAH
LTSD
3,2860.4%
16
RAVINDRA KUMAR
RSWD
2,8680.4%
17
KARPURI RISHIDEO
IND
2,5610.3%

Average turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 26.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
16th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
12th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 49.0%RJD 25.5%INC 9.0%OTH 16.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

Figures are for Madhepura, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

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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