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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1990

Madhepur

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Winner — 1990

ROOP NARAYAN JHA
JD· National Front
JD 56.4%INC 34.1%11 others 9.6%
Votes
55,924
56.4% share
Winning margin
22,140
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,67,235

Madhepur is a safe seat — ROOP NARAYAN JHA won by 22.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ROOP NARAYAN JHA
JD
National Front
55,92456.4%
2
HARKHU JHA
INC
INC
33,78434.1%
3
LALITESHWAR PATHAK
IND
4,4554.5%
4
SHAUKAT ALI
DDP
3,1073.1%
5
VIJAY KUMAR JHA
IND
6410.7%
6
RAM NARESH YADAV
LKD(B)
5730.6%
7
RAM KUMAR SINGH
IND
1830.2%
8
SURENDER JHA
IND
1630.2%
9
MAHESH PRASAD YADAV
IND
1350.1%
10
MAHINDER LAL YADAV
IND
760.1%
11
RAMESH PRASAD SINGH
IND
740.1%
12
MAHANTHI LAL MAHATO
IND
400.0%
13
MOLANA MOHD. IDRISH
IND
380.0%

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

Low turnout (217th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 4.6% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
231st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 56.4%INC 34.1%OTH 9.6%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Chandradhari Museum

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Darbhanga Planetarium

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