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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2015

Madhepura

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Winner — 2015

CHANDRA SHEKHAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 49.5%BJP 29.0%17 others 21.5%
Votes
90,974
49.5% share
Winning margin
37,642
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
60.2%
of 3,05,158

Madhepura is a safe seat — CHANDRA SHEKHAR won by 20.5%.

Seat history

6 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
90,97449.5%
2
VIJAY KUMAR BIMAL
BJP
NDA
53,33229.0%
3
ASHOK KUMAR
JAPL
6,8333.7%
4
JYOTI MANDAL
IND
4,3862.4%
5
ALA UDIN
IND
3,6052.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,9071.6%
7
VISHAL KUMAR
IND
2,8391.6%
8
GANESH MANAV
CPM
2,5491.4%
9
KAPILDEV PASWAN
BSP
BSP
2,3231.3%
10
VINOD KUMAR
HCP
2,2241.2%
11
VIJENDRA YADAV
JDR
2,1771.2%
12
MANISH KUMAR
BMUP
1,5160.8%
13
MD. ALI
IND
1,4640.8%
14
DINESH YADAV URF PHOGI
GJDS
1,4380.8%
15
SURESH PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,2290.7%
16
KAMESHWAR YADAV
BJKD
1,1930.7%
17
KAMAL KUMAR
SKLP
1,0720.6%
18
OM PRAKASH BHARTI
MANJP
8630.5%
19
MD. TAHIR
TNRMPI
7980.4%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.8% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
101st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
47th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 49.5%BJP 29.0%OTH 19.9%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.41 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

What's nearby?

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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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