# Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency

Madhepura is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
Sharad Yadav started his political innings in his home state of Madhya Pradesh in 1970s, but he later made Madhepura his base, winning from here 4 times and losing 4 times. He won from here in 1991, 1996, (lost to Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1998), 1999 (defeating Lalu), (lost to Lalu in 2004), won again in 2009. He lost in 2014 and then again 2019, both times falling to Modi wave.

## Vidhan Sabha segments

After the delimitation in 2009, presently Madhepura constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 70 | Alamnagar | Madhepura | Narendra Narayan Yadav | JDU | JDU |
| 71 | Bihariganj | Madhepura | Niranjan Mehta | JDU | JDU |
| 73 | Madhepura | Madhepura | Chandrashekhar Yadav | RJD | RJD |
| 74 | Sonbarsha (SC) | Saharsa | Ratnesh Sada | JDU | JDU |
| 75 | Saharsa | Saharsa | Alok Ranjan Jha | BJP | JDU |
| 77 | Mahishi | Saharsa | Gunjeshwar Sah | JDU | JDU |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1967 | B. P. Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1968^ | B. P. Singh | Independent |
| 1971 | Rajendra Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | B. P. Mandal | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Rajendra Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress (U) |
| 1984 | Mahabir Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Ramendra Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Sharad Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Sharad Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Sharad Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2004 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2004^ | Pappu Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Sharad Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2014 | Pappu Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2019 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2024 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
^ by-poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Madhepura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 640,649 | 52.96 |
| | RJD | Kumar Chandradeep | 4,66,115 | 38.53 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 32,625 | 2.70 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.29 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Madhepura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 624,334 | 54.42 |
| | RJD | Sharad Yadav | 3,22,807 | 28.14 |
| | JAP(L) | Pappu Yadav | 97,631 | 8.51 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 38,450 | 3.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,01,527 | 26.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,47,652 | 60.89 |
| | JD(U) gain from RJD | JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | |

### 2014 Lok Sabha Election

2014 Indian general elections: Madhepura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Pappu Yadav | 3,68,937 | 35.65 |
| | JD(U) | Sharad Yadav | 3,12,728 | 30.22 |
| | BJP | Vijay Kumar Singh | 2,52,534 | 24.40 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 21,924 | 2.11 |
| | BSP | Gulzar Kumar | 18,084 | 1.74 |
| | Independent | Rajo Sah | 12,247 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56,209 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,34,799 | 59.96 |
| | RJD gain from JD(U) | RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | |

### 2009 Lok Sabha Election

2009 Indian general elections: Madhepura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(U) | Sharad Yadav | 3,70,585 | 48.99 | +9.56 |
| | RJD | Prof. Ravindra Charan Yadav | 1,92,964 | 25.51 | −23.98 |
| | INC | Dr. Tara Nand Sada | 67,803 | 8.96 | +8.96 |
| | CPI | Om Prakash Narayan | 28,112 | 3.72 | +3.72 |
| | Independent | Kishor Kumar | 19,946 | 2.46 | +2.46 |
| | Independent | Mahadeo Yadav | 12,657 | 1.67 | +1.67 |
| | Independent | Saakar Suresh Yadav | 9,206 | 1.22 | +1.22 |
| | RJP | Dhanoj Kumar Tanti | 9,180 | 1.21 | +1.21 |
| | BSP | Binod Kumar Jha | 8,467 | 1.12 | −1.92 |
| | Samata Party | N.K. Singh | 6,667 | 0.88 | −0.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,77,621 | 23.48 | +13.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,56,450 | 50.17 | +4.98 |
| | JD(U) gain from RJD | JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | +9.56 | |

### 2004 Lok Sabha Election

2004 Indian general elections: Madhepura :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 3,44,301 | 49.49 |
| | JD(U) | Sharad Yadav | 2,74,314 | 39.43 |
| | BSP | Arvind Sah | 21,152 | 3.04 |
| | Independent | Satto Mandal | 11,673 | 1.68 |
| | Samata Party | N.K. Singh | 9,685 | 1.39 |
| | SP | Anant Lal Sada | 8,493 | 1.22 |
| | Independent | Prasanna Kumar | 6,475 | 0.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69,987 | 10.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,95,674 | 45.19 |
| | RJD hold | RJD hold | Swing | |

#### 2004 bye-election

* Pappu Yadav (RJD) : 365,948 votes
* Rajendra Prasad Yadav (JD-U) : 157,088

### 1999 Lok Sabha Election

* Sharad Yadav (JD(U)) : 328,761 votes
* Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) : 298,441