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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1957
Madhubani West
Winner — 1957
RAMAKANT JHA
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 45.6%INC 29.2%1 others 25.2%
Votes
12,386
45.5% share
Winning margin
4,446
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
40.6%
of 66,938
Madhubani West is a safe seat — RAMAKANT JHA won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMAKANT JHA | 12,386 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | IZAHARUL HAQUE | 7,940 | 29.2% | |
| 3 | SHIV SHANKAR JHA | IND | 6,865 | 25.3% |
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 (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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96th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
38th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 45.5%INC 29.2%IND 25.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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