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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2010
Madhubani
Winner — 2010
RAM DEO MAHTO
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.0%RJD 36.5%14 others 26.5%
Votes
44,817
37.0% share
Winning margin
588
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
45.5%
of 2,66,042
Madhubani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 588 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
6 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DEO MAHTO | NDA (NDA) | 44,817 | 37.0% |
| 2 | NAIYAR AZAM | 44,229 | 36.5% | |
| 3 | KISHOR KUMAR JHA | INC | 10,291 | 8.5% |
| 4 | MD.ABDULLAH | IND | 6,046 | 5.0% |
| 5 | SANJAY KUMAR MAHTO | BSP | 3,286 | 2.7% |
| 6 | BINOD KUMAR AZAD | IND | 2,036 | 1.7% |
| 7 | MIHIR JHA | IND | 1,912 | 1.6% |
| 8 | AGHNU YADAV | IND | 1,348 | 1.1% |
| 9 | ASHOK PRASAD | SJP(R) | 1,266 | 1.1% |
| 10 | MD.FAIAJ | IND | 1,233 | 1.0% |
| 11 | AMRESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA | IND | 1,015 | 0.8% |
| 12 | MD.IDRISH | 900 | 0.7% | |
| 13 | ANIL KUMAR DAS | IND | 757 | 0.6% |
| 14 | KALYAN BHARTI | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 678 | 0.6% |
| 15 | JIVANAND MISHRA JIVAN | LSSP | 641 | 0.5% |
| 16 | SANTOSH KUMAR MAHTO | 623 | 0.5% |
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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.
Low turnout (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
195th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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131st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.0%RJD 36.5%INC 8.5%OTH 18.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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