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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2020

Madhepura

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Winner — 2020

CHANDRA SHEKHAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 39.2%JD(U) 31.8%17 others 28.9%
Votes
79,839
39.2% share
Winning margin
15,072
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
61.5%
of 3,30,734

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
79,83939.2%
2
NIKHIL MANDAL
JD(U)
NDA
64,76731.8%
3
RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV
JAPL
26,46213.0%
4
SAAKAR SURESH YADAV
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
6,3263.1%
5
SHASHI KUMAR
IND
5,5342.7%
6
VIKRAM KUMAR
IND
4,2932.1%
7
LALAN KUMAR
IND
2,8251.4%
8
LALO RISHIDEV
IND
1,9771.0%
9
SURESH KUMAR
IND
1,6370.8%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,3490.7%
11
AMARDEEP KUMAR
IND
1,2850.6%
12
RAVINDRA KUMAR SAH
IND
1,2180.6%
13
DINESH YADAV URF FAUJI
IND
1,1330.6%
14
MANDEV TANTI
IND
9840.5%
15
RANBEER RANJAN
IND
9460.5%
16
SUNIL KUMAR SUMAN
PSS
8370.4%
17
JANESHWAR SHARMA
LGJNPSCL
8180.4%
18
GYANDEV BACHAN
LKSHPLK
7050.3%
19
UPENDRA KAMAT
IND
5160.3%

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
7.4%
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 39.2%JD(U) 31.8%JAPL 13.0%OTH 15.2%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.64 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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