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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1995
Madhepura
Winner — 1995
PARMESHWARI PD. NIRALA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 53.7%INC 26.0%17 others 20.3%
Votes
60,139
53.7% share
Winning margin
31,019
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
61.6%
of 1,81,848
Madhepura is a safe seat — PARMESHWARI PD. NIRALA won by 27.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARMESHWARI PD. NIRALA | Janata Dal | 60,139 | 53.7% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA PD. YADAV | INC | 29,120 | 26.0% |
| 3 | SURENDRA PD. YADAV | BPP | 7,010 | 6.3% |
| 4 | SASHISHEKHAR YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 2,557 | 2.3% |
| 5 | SHYAM SUNDAR YADAV | 2,243 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | BALGOBIND MANDAL | IND | 1,963 | 1.8% |
| 7 | ANAND MANDAL | IND | 1,580 | 1.4% |
| 8 | GAURI SHANKAR BAHETI | IND | 1,360 | 1.2% |
| 9 | RAMESH NANDA PRASAD | BJP | 1,335 | 1.2% |
| 10 | SASHI BHUSAN MANDAL | IND | 1,240 | 1.1% |
| 11 | RADHA KANT YADAV | IND | 754 | 0.7% |
| 12 | GANESH YADAV | IND | 640 | 0.6% |
| 13 | BINODE KUMAR | IND | 573 | 0.5% |
| 14 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 471 | 0.4% |
| 15 | PURAN SAH | IND | 316 | 0.3% |
| 16 | ARBIND KUMAR SINGH | IND | 264 | 0.2% |
| 17 | SUDHIR KUMAR | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 18 | BIJENDRA KUMAR VIMAL | JNMK | 130 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ARBIND KUMAR YADAV | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.4% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
123rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
68th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 53.7%INC 26.0%BPP 6.3%OTH 14.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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