MADHEPURA
Constituency no. 13 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called MADHEPURA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 2004
LALU PRASAD
RJD
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2004
69,987
10.06% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
JD(U)SHARAD YADAV
- Votes
- 2,74,314
- Vote share
- 39.43%
- Behind by
- 69,987
Electors
11,87,490
Total votes polled
6,95,674
Valid votes
6,95,674
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.6%
Full result, 2004
12 candidates · 6,95,674 valid votes
LALU PRASADRJDwon
3,44,301
49.5%
SHARAD YADAVJD(U)
2,74,314
39.4%
ARVIND SAHBSP
21,152
3.0%
SATTO MANDALIND
11,673
1.7%
N. K. SINGHSAP
9,685
1.4%
ANANT LAL SADASP
8,493
1.2%
PRASANNA KUMARIND
6,475
0.9%
SHASHISHEKHAR PRASAD SINGHIND
4,712
0.7%
DR. BIJENDRA KUMARIND
4,594
0.7%
MD. KAMALUDDINJHP
3,592
0.5%
RAM NARESH CHAUPALIND
3,524
0.5%
RADHESHYAM AGARWALIND
3,159
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DINESH CHANDRA YADAV | JD(U) | 6,40,649 | 52.96% | DA KUMAR CHANDRADEEP | 1,74,534 |
| 2019 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | JD(U) | 6,24,334 | 54.42% | Sharad Yadav | 3,01,527 |
| 2014 | RAJESH RANJAN @ PAPPU YADAV | RJD | 3,68,937 | 35.65% | SHARAD YADAV | 56,209 |
| 2009 | SHARAD YADAV | JD(U) | 3,70,585 | 48.99% | PROF. RAVINDRA CHARAN YADAV | 1,77,621 |
| 2004 | LALU PRASAD | RJD | 3,44,301 | 49.49% | SHARAD YADAV | 69,987 |
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 MADHEPURA constituency in 2024?
DINESH CHANDRA YADAV (JD(U)) won MADHEPURA in 2024, by a margin of 1,74,534 votes.
Which party has won MADHEPURA the most times?
JD(U), with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has MADHEPURA gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1977 to 2024.
Who has won MADHEPURA the most times?
SHARAD YADAV, with 3 wins between 1991 and 2009.
