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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1977
Madhuban
Winner — 1977
RUP LAL RAI
INC· INC
INC 28.1%JNP 21.8%10 others 50.1%
Votes
16,962
28.1% share
Winning margin
3,825
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,16,085
A clear win with a 6.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RUP LAL RAI | INC | 16,962 | 28.1% |
| 2 | MAHENDRA RAI | Janata | 13,137 | 21.8% |
| 3 | RAM DHRUB PRASAD | IND | 7,830 | 13.0% |
| 4 | RABINDRA SINGH | IND | 6,860 | 11.4% |
| 5 | RAM NANDAN SINGH | IND | 4,480 | 7.4% |
| 6 | RAJ KUMAR PRASAD | IND | 4,475 | 7.4% |
| 7 | MAULVI ALAM KHAN | IND | 3,810 | 6.3% |
| 8 | KAMESHWAR KUMAR | IND | 941 | 1.6% |
| 9 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | IND | 665 | 1.1% |
| 10 | FAUZDAR RAI | IND | 605 | 1.0% |
| 11 | MAHESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR | IND | 444 | 0.7% |
| 12 | RAJPATI DEVI | IND | 122 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (49th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.7% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
49th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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121st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.1%JNP 21.8%IND 13.0%IND 11.4%IND 7.4%IND 7.4%OTH 10.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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