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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1990
Madhubani
Winner — 1990
RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH
IND
IND 32.4%INC 22.2%30 others 45.4%
Votes
31,435
32.4% share
Winning margin
9,889
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
32
Turnout
54.0%
of 1,79,781
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
32 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH | IND | 31,435 | 32.4% |
| 2 | PREM CHANDRA MISSIR | INC | 21,546 | 22.2% |
| 3 | SHAHBUDDIN ANSARI | Left | 14,133 | 14.6% |
| 4 | TARA KANT JHA | BJP | 13,319 | 13.7% |
| 5 | SURENDRA PRA. MANDAL | National Front | 8,910 | 9.2% |
| 6 | ABDUL SALAM | IND | 3,253 | 3.4% |
| 7 | DEO PRASAD SUKLA | IND | 1,229 | 1.3% |
| 8 | ABDUL QUADIR | LKD(B) | 942 | 1.0% |
| 9 | ZAMIL AKHTAR | IND | 487 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAMANAND MISSIR | 330 | 0.3% | |
| 11 | YOGENDRA THAKUR | IND | 219 | 0.2% |
| 12 | NAZIR KUJARA | IND | 158 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SHANKAR JHA | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAM PRIT SINGH | 109 | 0.1% | |
| 15 | ARVIND KUMAR | 97 | 0.1% | |
| 16 | RAJ KUMAR SAH | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ASHOK GUPUTA | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAM BRIKSH PASWAN | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 19 | KIRSHNA CHANDRA JHA | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 20 | PRABHU DAYAL KEJARIWAL | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 21 | JAI PRAKASH SINGH | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 22 | VINOY KUMAR JHA | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 23 | ARUN PAJIYAR | IND | 48 | 0.1% |
| 24 | MOHAMMAD SHOYEB | IND | 46 | 0.1% |
| 25 | AMAR KUMAR | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MAHENDRA SAH | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
| 27 | MAHAVIR PRASAD THAKUR | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 28 | VIJOY KANT JHA | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 29 | RAM BAHADUR MUKHIYA | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 30 | RAJIV KUMAR JHA | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 31 | MADAN MANDAL | IND | 18 | 0.0% |
| 32 | ZAMAL | IND | 18 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.4%INC 22.2%CPI 14.6%BJP 13.7%JD 9.2%OTH 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.