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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1985
Madhepur
Winner — 1985
HARKHU JHA
INC· INC
INC 56.1%IND 38.9%5 others 5.1%
Votes
40,554
56.1% share
Winning margin
12,438
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,24,469
Madhepur is a safe seat — HARKHU JHA won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARKHU JHA | INC | 40,554 | 56.1% |
| 2 | RUP NARAIN JHA | IND | 28,116 | 38.9% |
| 3 | CHANDRA KANT MISHRA | IND | 1,779 | 2.5% |
| 4 | RAM NARESH YADAV | IND | 588 | 0.8% |
| 5 | LEKHA NAND JHA | IND | 555 | 0.8% |
| 6 | LAL BAHADUR SINGH | Janata | 494 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NARENDRA NATH JHA | IND | 245 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (217th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 4.6% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
231st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.1%IND 38.9%OTH 5.1%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.