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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2005 (Feb)
Madhepur
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
ROOP NARAYAN JHA
IND
IND 28.1%RJD 20.4%10 others 51.5%
Votes
23,445
28.1% share
Winning margin
6,410
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
38.6%
of 2,16,636
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROOP NARAYAN JHA | IND | 23,445 | 28.1% |
| 2 | JAGAT NARAYAN SINGH | 17,035 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | MAHAVIR PD. MAHTO | NDA | 15,253 | 18.3% |
| 4 | SANTOSH KUMAR JHA | 6,151 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | ASHARFI SADAI | BSP | 4,937 | 5.9% |
| 6 | DIWAKAR PRASAD YADAV | IND | 4,857 | 5.8% |
| 7 | VIJAY KUMAR JHA | IND | 3,268 | 3.9% |
| 8 | GULAB YADAV | IND | 3,246 | 3.9% |
| 9 | SHOVENDRA KUMAR | 1,846 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | YOGNATH MANDAL | IND | 1,685 | 2.0% |
| 11 | RAM PRASAD YADAV | KSVP | 913 | 1.1% |
| 12 | ASHOK KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 885 | 1.1% |
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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
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 4.6% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
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217th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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231st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.1%RJD 20.4%JD(U) 18.3%LJP 7.4%BSP 5.9%IND 5.8%OTH 14.2%
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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