Who won Madhepura in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Chandra Shekhar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Madhepura constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Nikhil Mandal of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 16,046 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Madhepura?

Chandra Shekhar won Madhepura by 16,046 votes, which is 7.86% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Madhepura in 2020?

Voter turnout in Madhepura constituency was 62.13% in the 2020 election, with 2,05,499 votes cast out of 3,30,734 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 73

Madhepura (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Chandra Shekhar

Rashtriya Janata Dal

81,116

votes

Runner-Up

Nikhil Mandal

Janata Dal (United)

65,070

votes

Won by 16,046 votes

Margin: 7.86%

Total Valid Votes: 2,03,898

Candidate-Wise Results

19 candidates contested this seat

A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Madhepura seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: CHANDRA SHEKHAR (RJD), NIKHIL MANDAL (JD(U)), RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV (JAPL), SAAKAR SURESH YADAV (LJP), SHASHI KUMAR (IND), VIKRAM KUMAR (IND), LALAN KUMAR (IND), LALO RISHIDEV (IND), SURESH KUMAR (IND), AMARDEEP KUMAR (IND), RAVINDRA KUMAR SAH (IND), DINESH YADAV URF FAUJI (IND), MANDEV TANTI (IND), RANBEER RANJAN (IND), SUNIL KUMAR SUMAN (PSS), JANESHWAR SHARMA (LGJNPSCL), GYANDEV BACHAN (LKSHPLK), UPENDRA KAMAT (IND). 16 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Madhepura constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	73	Madhepura	CHANDRA SHEKHAR	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	59	GENERAL	79,839	1,277	81,116	39.52%	0.00%	Won
2	73	Madhepura	NIKHIL MANDAL	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	39	GENERAL	64,767	303	65,070	31.70%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	73	Madhepura	RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	53	GENERAL	26,462	129	26,591	12.96%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	73	Madhepura	SAAKAR SURESH YADAV	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	44	GENERAL	6,326	30	6,356	3.10%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	73	Madhepura	SHASHI KUMAR	IND	Chimney	MALE	34	GENERAL	5,534	32	5,566	2.71%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	73	Madhepura	VIKRAM KUMAR	IND	Bangles	MALE	28	GENERAL	4,293	2	4,295	2.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	73	Madhepura	LALAN KUMAR	IND	Baby Walker	MALE	26	GENERAL	2,825	3	2,828	1.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	73	Madhepura	LALO RISHIDEV	IND	Balloon	MALE	28	SC	1,977	2	1,979	0.96%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	73	Madhepura	SURESH KUMAR	IND	Batsman	MALE	46	GENERAL	1,637	1	1,638	0.80%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	73	Madhepura	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,349	3	1,352	0.66%	0.00%
11	73	Madhepura	AMARDEEP KUMAR	IND	COCONUT FARM	MALE	29	GENERAL	1,285	1	1,286	0.63%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	73	Madhepura	RAVINDRA KUMAR SAH	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	40	GENERAL	1,218	3	1,221	0.59%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	73	Madhepura	DINESH YADAV URF FAUJI	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	52	GENERAL	1,133	3	1,136	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	73	Madhepura	MANDEV TANTI	IND	Almirah	MALE	54	SC	984	1	985	0.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	73	Madhepura	RANBEER RANJAN	IND	Apple	MALE	30	GENERAL	946	2	948	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	73	Madhepura	SUNIL KUMAR SUMAN	PSS	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	44	GENERAL	837	1	838	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	73	Madhepura	JANESHWAR SHARMA	LGJNPSCL	Pot	MALE	50	GENERAL	818	3	821	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	73	Madhepura	GYANDEV BACHAN	LKSHPLK	Dish Antenna	MALE	32	GENERAL	705	2	707	0.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	73	Madhepura	UPENDRA KAMAT	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	43	GENERAL	516	1	517	0.25%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

CHANDRA SHEKHAR

RJD

Won

Total Votes81,116

% of Valid + NOTA39.52%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes79,839Postal Votes1,277% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

NIKHIL MANDAL

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes65,070

% of Valid + NOTA31.70%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes64,767Postal Votes303% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes26,591

% of Valid + NOTA12.96%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes26,462Postal Votes129% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

SAAKAR SURESH YADAV

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes6,356

% of Valid + NOTA3.10%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes6,326Postal Votes30% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

SHASHI KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,566

% of Valid + NOTA2.71%

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SymbolChimneyGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,534Postal Votes32% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

VIKRAM KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,295

% of Valid + NOTA2.09%

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SymbolBanglesGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,293Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

LALAN KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,828

% of Valid + NOTA1.38%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,825Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

LALO RISHIDEV

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,979

% of Valid + NOTA0.96%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge28CategorySCGeneral Votes1,977Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

SURESH KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,638

% of Valid + NOTA0.80%

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SymbolBatsmanGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,637Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

NOTA

Total Votes1,352

% of Valid + NOTA0.66%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,349Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

AMARDEEP KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,286

% of Valid + NOTA0.63%

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SymbolCOCONUT FARMGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,285Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

RAVINDRA KUMAR SAH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,221

% of Valid + NOTA0.59%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,218Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

DINESH YADAV URF FAUJI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,136

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,133Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

MANDEV TANTI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes985

% of Valid + NOTA0.48%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge54CategorySCGeneral Votes984Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

RANBEER RANJAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes948

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes946Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

SUNIL KUMAR SUMAN

PSS

Forfeited

Total Votes838

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes837Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

JANESHWAR SHARMA

LGJNPSCL

Forfeited

Total Votes821

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolPotGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes818Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

GYANDEV BACHAN

LKSHPLK

Forfeited

Total Votes707

% of Valid + NOTA0.34%

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SymbolDish AntennaGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes705Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 73 · Madhepura

UPENDRA KAMAT

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes517

% of Valid + NOTA0.25%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes516Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD39.52%

JD(U)31.70%

JAPL12.96%

LJP3.10%

IND2.71%

IND2.09%

IND1.38%

IND0.96%

IND0.80%

NOTA0.66%

IND0.63%

IND0.59%

IND0.55%

IND0.48%

IND0.46%

PSS0.41%

LGJNPSCL0.40%

LKSHPLK0.34%

IND0.25%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Chandra Shekhar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Madhepura seat by a margin of 16,046 votes (7.86% of total votes), defeating Nikhil Mandal of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 62.13%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,30,734

Total Voters

2,05,499

Turnout

62.13%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,71,541 / 1,59,182 / 11

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,00,016 / 1,03,435 / 0

Postal Votes

2,048

Service Electors

486

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Total
Nomination Filed	20	20
Nomination Rejected	2	2
Withdrawn	0	0
Contested	18	18
Forfeited Deposit	16	16

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:2,03,898

NOTA:1,352

Rejected / Test:249

EVM Votes

2,03,451

Postal Votes

2,048

Valid Postal

1,796

NOTA % of Valid

0.66%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

472

Avg. Electors / Station

~701

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Madhepura in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Chandra Shekhar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Madhepura constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Nikhil Mandal of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 16,046 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Madhepura?: Chandra Shekhar won Madhepura by 16,046 votes, which is 7.86% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Madhepura in 2020?: Voter turnout in Madhepura constituency was 62.13% in the 2020 election, with 2,05,499 votes cast out of 3,30,734 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Madhepura in 2020?: A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Madhepura seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: CHANDRA SHEKHAR (RJD), NIKHIL MANDAL (JD(U)), RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV (JAPL), SAAKAR SURESH YADAV (LJP), SHASHI KUMAR (IND), VIKRAM KUMAR (IND), LALAN KUMAR (IND), LALO RISHIDEV (IND), SURESH KUMAR (IND), AMARDEEP KUMAR (IND), RAVINDRA KUMAR SAH (IND), DINESH YADAV URF FAUJI (IND), MANDEV TANTI (IND), RANBEER RANJAN (IND), SUNIL KUMAR SUMAN (PSS), JANESHWAR SHARMA (LGJNPSCL), GYANDEV BACHAN (LKSHPLK), UPENDRA KAMAT (IND). 16 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Madhepura?: RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV (JAPL), SAAKAR SURESH YADAV (LJP), SHASHI KUMAR (IND), VIKRAM KUMAR (IND), LALAN KUMAR (IND), LALO RISHIDEV (IND), SURESH KUMAR (IND), AMARDEEP KUMAR (IND), RAVINDRA KUMAR SAH (IND), DINESH YADAV URF FAUJI (IND), MANDEV TANTI (IND), RANBEER RANJAN (IND), SUNIL KUMAR SUMAN (PSS), JANESHWAR SHARMA (LGJNPSCL), GYANDEV BACHAN (LKSHPLK), UPENDRA KAMAT (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Madhepura election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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