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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1972
Madhupur
Winner — 1972
AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 32.4%INC 29.6%4 others 38.0%
Votes
13,547
32.4% share
Winning margin
1,165
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.0%
of 1,04,605
A closely fought contest. AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE | Grand Alliance | 13,547 | 32.4% |
| 2 | ANANT SHARMA | Congress (R) | 12,382 | 29.6% |
| 3 | NUR ALAM | Left | 11,200 | 26.8% |
| 4 | LOBA RAM HANSDA | PHJ | 2,630 | 6.3% |
| 5 | JWALA PRASAD RAI | 1,333 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | ANIRUDRA SINGH | 697 | 1.7% |
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 (85th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.7% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
85th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
87th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 32.4%INC 29.6%CPM 26.8%PHJ 6.3%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
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