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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2005 (Oct)

Madhubani

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAM DEO MAHTO
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.6%RJD 25.8%7 others 36.6%
Votes
38,007
37.6% share
Winning margin
11,952
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.7%
of 2,26,124

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DEO MAHTO
NDA (NDA)
38,00737.6%
2
ASLAM
26,05525.8%
3
RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH
22,87022.6%
4
SANJAY KUMAR MAHTO
IND
3,7473.7%
5
ABAS
BSP
2,8042.8%
6
IMRAN ANSARI
2,1372.1%
7
VIDYA NAND THAKUR
IND
1,9621.9%
8
RAM DEO PURBEY
IND
1,9001.9%
9
KAILASH KUMAR SAH
1,5471.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.8%
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
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.6%RJD 25.8%LJP 22.6%OTH 14.0%

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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