The Madhepura constituency is one of the 243 constituencies in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 73 of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs). Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Janata Dal United (JDU), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
The Madhepura Assembly constituency comes under the Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency. In 2020, Chandra Shekhar of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won the seat by defeating Nikhil Mandal of the Janata Dal United (JDU) with a margin of 16,046 votes.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, JDU candidate Dinesh Chandra Yadav won from the Madhepura Lok Sabha seat with a margin of 1,74,534 votes by defeating Kumar Charandeep of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Madhepura Constituency Demographic Profile
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 3,30,734 voters in the Madhepura constituency during the 2020 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 1,71,541 were male and 1,59,182 were female voters, while 11 belonged to the third gender. 2,048 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Madhepura in 2020 was 486 (466 men and 20 women).
In 2015, the total number of voters in the Madhepura constituency was 3,05,158. Out of this, 1,59,224 voters were male, 1,45,925 were female and 9 belonged to the third gender. There were 389 valid postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Madhepura in 2015 was 308 (236 men and 73 women).
Madhepura Assembly Election 2025: Poll Date
The Madhepura constituency in Bihar will go to polls in the first phase on November 6, along with the other 120 Assembly constituencies of the state
Madhepura Assembly Election 2025: Result Date
The result for the Madhepura seat will be declared on November 14, along with the other 242 Assembly constituencies of Bihar.
Madhepura Assembly Election 2025 Candidates
Kavita Kumari Saha (JDU), Chandra Shekhar (RJD), Mukesh Kumar (AAP), Lalan Kumar Ram (BSP) are among the major candidates contesting the elections.
Madhepura Assembly Constituency Past Winners
In 2020, Chandra Shekhar of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won the seat by defeating Nikhil Mandal of the Janata Dal United (JDU). He polled 79,839 votes with a vote share of 39.52%. Nikhil Mandal of the JDU got 64,767 votes (31.7%). Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav of JAPL stood third with 26,462 votes with a 12.9% vote share.
In the 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections, Chandra Shekhar of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won the seat. He polled 90,974 votes with a vote share of 49.52%. Vijay Kumar "Bimal" of the BJP got 53,243 votes (29.03%) and was the runner-up.
- 2020: Chandra Shekhar (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
- 2015: Chandra Shekhar (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
- 2010: Chandra Shekhar (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
- October 2005: Manindra Kumar Mandal (Janata Dal United)
- February 2005: Manindra Kumar Mandal (Janata Dal United)
- 2000: Rajendra Prasad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
- 1995: Parmeshwari Prasad Nirala (Janata Dal)
- 1990: Radha Kant Yadav (Janata Dal)
- 1985: Bholi Prasad Mandal (Indian National Congress)
- 1980: Radha Kant Yadav (Janata Party Secular)
- 1977: Radha Kant Yadav (Janata Party)
Madhepura Voter Turnout
In 2020, the total number of valid votes polled in the Madhepura Assembly constituency was 2,03,898 or 62.13 per cent. In 2015, the total number of valid votes polled in the Assembly elections was 1,80,815 or 60.21 per cent.
