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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1969
Madhepur
Winner — 1969
RADHA NARAYAN JHA
INC· INC
INC 56.1%SSP 32.0%3 others 11.9%
Votes
36,651
56.1% share
Winning margin
15,734
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.1%
of 90,658
Madhepur is a safe seat — RADHA NARAYAN JHA won by 24.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADHA NARAYAN JHA | INC | 36,651 | 56.1% |
| 2 | BASUDEO PRASAD MAHTO | Samyukta Socialist Party | 20,917 | 32.0% |
| 3 | JAGDISH JHA | Left | 3,935 | 6.0% |
| 4 | BADRI NARAYAN JHA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,020 | 4.6% |
| 5 | RAJESHWAR YADAV | Swatantra Party | 810 | 1.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.6% · max 57.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
76th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
217th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.1%SSP 32.0%CPI 6.0%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.