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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1980

Madhubani

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Winner — 1980

RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 31.2%INC(I) 27.5%12 others 41.3%
Votes
24,025
31.2% share
Winning margin
2,827
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.5%
of 1,38,772

A closely fought contest. RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH
JNP(SC)
24,02531.2%
2
PADMA CHAUBEY
INC(I)
Congress (I)
21,19827.5%
3
GAURI MISHRA
CPI
Left
13,28517.2%
4
HAROON RASID
BJP
BJP
6,7748.8%
5
DOGAMBER THAKUR
JNP(JP)
5,3066.9%
6
SANA ULLAH
IND
1,7162.2%
7
MOHAN JHA
IND
1,6702.2%
8
MOHMAD KASIM
IND
7250.9%
9
BHOGENDRA YADAV
JNP(SR)
7060.9%
10
HAVID ANSARI
IND
6350.8%
11
SUNIL KUMAR NAYAK
IND
5370.7%
12
RAM KRISHNA JHA
IND
1730.2%
13
ZAFIRUL HASAN
IND
1690.2%
14
VIJAY KANT JHA
INC(U)
1490.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 31.2%INC(I) 27.5%CPI 17.2%BJP 8.8%JNP(JP) 6.9%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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