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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2025
Madhepura
Winner — 2025
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.2%JD(U) 42.0%11 others 12.8%
Votes
1,08,464
45.3% share
Winning margin
7,809
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
69.4%
of 3,45,596
A closely fought contest. CHANDRA SHEKHAR won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 1,08,464 | 45.3% |
| 2 | KAVITA KUMARI SAHA | 1,00,655 | 42.0% | |
| 3 | PRANAV PRAKASH | IND | 7,894 | 3.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,828 | 2.4% |
| 5 | SHASHI KUMAR | JANSURAJ | 4,634 | 1.9% |
| 6 | MUKESH KUMAR | 3,652 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | SANJAY KUMAR | IND | 2,819 | 1.2% |
| 8 | SURENDRA YADAV | PBI | 1,751 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SANJAY YADAV | JJD | 1,278 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MOHAMMAD ASIF ALAM | TNRMPI | 889 | 0.4% |
| 11 | LALAN KUMAR RAM | 781 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | PRADEEP KUMAR | JRJP | 497 | 0.2% |
| 13 | KAMESHWAR YADAV | AMiP | 448 | 0.2% |
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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.
Average turnout (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.8% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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101st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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47th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.3%JD(U) 42.0%OTH 10.3%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.59 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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