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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1972

Madhuban

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Winner — 1972

RAJPATI DEVI
CPI· Left
CPI 44.3%IND 23.6%6 others 32.1%
Votes
23,085
44.3% share
Winning margin
10,819
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.0%
of 1,02,021

Madhuban is a safe seat — RAJPATI DEVI won by 20.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJPATI DEVI
CPI
Left
23,08544.3%
2
MAHENDRA RAI
IND
12,26623.6%
3
RAM DHRUB PRASAD
BJS
Grand Alliance
6,58212.6%
4
THAKUR GIRJANANDAN SINGH
IND
5,1399.9%
5
NURUL HODA KHAN
IND
3,5996.9%
6
BAGESHWAR PRASAD
SOP
5451.1%
7
MUNSHI BHAGAT
IND
4290.8%
8
AMBIKA SINGH
NCO
4180.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.3% · max 60.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 44.3%IND 23.6%BJS 12.6%IND 9.9%IND 6.9%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️LitchiGI🏺Seep Buttons
🏛️

Fort ruins, Sagardih

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort ruins

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