MADHUPUR
Assembly seat no. 157 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
KRISHNA NAND JHA
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1985
24,656
35.38% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
BJPCHANCHAL DEVI
- Votes
- 16,649
- Vote share
- 23.89%
- Behind by
- 24,656
Electors
1,38,507
Total votes polled
69,692
Valid votes
69,692
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.3%
Full result, 1985
8 candidates · 69,692 valid votes
KRISHNA NAND JHAINCwon
41,305
59.3%
CHANCHAL DEVIBJP
16,649
23.9%
ANIRUDH AZADJMM
5,635
8.1%
NAND KISHORE PATHAKIND
2,466
3.5%
SHAH ARAF IQUBALIND
1,177
1.7%
TRIBENI PRASAD VERMALKD
1,083
1.6%
RAM KRISHNA SINGHRSP
718
1.0%
FULKU PANDEYFBL
659
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | HUSSAIN ANSARI | JMM | 35,811 | 30.57% | VISHAKHA SINGH | 5,232 |
| 1995 | HUSSAIN ANSARI | JMM | 40,009 | 33.04% | BISHAKHA DEVI | 16,898 |
| 1990 | KRISHANAND JHA | INC | 46,397 | 46.03% | YAMUN PD. TEWARI | 16,977 |
| 1985 | KRISHNA NAND JHA | INC | 41,305 | 59.27% | CHANCHAL DEVI | 24,656 |
| 1980 | KRISHNA NAND JHA | INC(I) | 32,508 | 54.66% | AJIT KUMAR BANERJEE | 21,303 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MADHUPUR assembly constituency in 2000?
HUSSAIN ANSARI (JMM) won MADHUPUR in 2000, by a margin of 5,232 votes.
Which party has won MADHUPUR the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MADHUPUR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won MADHUPUR the most times?
HUSSAIN ANSARI, with 2 wins between 1995 and 2000.
