Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Madhepura (Bihar) was won by Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Janata Dal (United)) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 301,527 votes over Sharad Yadav. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Madhepura, Bihar, from 1967 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1967–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1967
B. P. Mandal
Samyukta Socialist Party
145,911
51.7%
K. K. Mandal (Indian National Congress)
37,426 (13.3 pts)
1971
Rajendra Prasad Yadav
Indian National Congress
146,232
46.2%
Bindeshwari Pd. Mandal (SHD)
27,909 (8.8 pts)
1977
Bindhyeshwari Prasad Mandal
Bharatiya Lok Dal
301,076
65.4%
Rajendra Prasad Yadav (Indian National Congress)
200,717 (43.6 pts)
1980
Rajendra Pd. Yadav
Congress (U)
204,022
46.4%
Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi (Congress (I))
57,498 (13.1 pts)
1984
Mahabir Prasad Yadav
Indian National Congress
298,258
54.4%
Rajendra Prasad Yadav (LKD)
75,297 (13.7 pts)
1989
Ramesh Kumar Yadav Ravi
Janata Dal
451,856
68.1%
Mahavir Prasad (Indian National Congress)
292,948 (44.1 pts)
1991
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal
437,483
66.4%
Anand Mohan (Janata Party)
285,377 (43.3 pts)
1996
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal
381,190
61.9%
Anand Mandal (SAP)
237,144 (38.5 pts)
1998
Lalu Prasad
Rashtriya Janata Dal
297,686
47.2%
Sharad Yadav (Janata Dal)
51,983 (8.2 pts)
1999
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
328,761
50.7%
Lalu Prasad (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
30,320 (4.7 pts)
2004
Lalu Prasad
Rashtriya Janata Dal
344,301
49.5%
Sharad Yadav (Janata Dal (United))
69,987 (10.1 pts)
2009
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
370,585
49.0%
Prof. Ravindra Charan Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
177,621 (23.5 pts)
2014
Rajesh Ranjan @ Pappu Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal
368,937
35.7%
Sharad Yadav (Janata Dal (United))
56,209 (5.4 pts)
2019
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
624,334
56.3%
Sharad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
301,527 (27.2 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
B. P. Mandal
Samyukta Socialist Party
145,911
51.7%
K. K. Mandal
Indian National Congress
108,485
38.5%
H. P. Singh
Praja Socialist Party
27,708
9.8%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajendra Prasad Yadav
Indian National Congress
146,232
46.2%
Bindeshwari Pd. Mandal
SHD
118,323
37.4%
Ramesh Nandan Parsad
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
44,792
14.2%
Shashi Shekhar Yadav
PBI
4,617
1.5%
Anup Lal Paswan
Independent
1,271
0.4%
Mahid Hussain Sekh
Independent
1,227
0.4%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bindhyeshwari Prasad Mandal
Bharatiya Lok Dal
301,076
65.4%
Rajendra Prasad Yadav
Indian National Congress
100,359
21.8%
Kamreshwar Singh
Communist Party of India
44,336
9.6%
Narmadeshwar Prasad Mandal
Independent
14,283
3.1%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajendra Pd. Yadav
Congress (U)
204,022
46.4%
Ramendra Kumar Yadav Ravi
Congress (I)
146,524
33.3%
Bindhyeshwari Pd. Mandal
Janata Party
59,424
13.5%
Brijnandan Mahraj
Independent
9,244
2.1%
Rajendra Pd. Singh
Independent
6,722
1.5%
Narmadeshwar Prasad Mandal
Independent
6,649
1.5%
Chandra Nr. Yadav
Independent
5,875
1.3%
Md. Jakir Hussain
Independent
1,058
0.2%
Shashi Shekhar Yadav
Independent
627
0.1%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mahabir Prasad Yadav
Indian National Congress
298,258
54.4%
Rajendra Prasad Yadav
LKD
222,961
40.7%
Khagendra Jha
Independent
5,446
1.0%
Shashi Shekhar Yadav
Independent
4,630
0.8%
Arvind Kumar Singh
Independent
3,915
0.7%
Nathuni Rishideo
Independent
2,743
0.5%
Ramjee Rishideo
Independent
2,392
0.4%
Maheshwar Thakur
Independent
2,132
0.4%
Rizwan Alam
Independent
1,993
0.4%
Amrendra Kumar
Independent
1,642
0.3%
Shyamal Kishore Singh
Independent
1,356
0.2%
Anup Lal Paswan
Independent
744
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramesh Kumar Yadav Ravi
Janata Dal
451,856
68.1%
Mahavir Prasad
Indian National Congress
158,908
23.9%
Rajender Prasad Yadav
Independent
44,371
6.7%
Yogendra Ram
Independent
3,405
0.5%
Maheswar Thakur
Independent
3,201
0.5%
Rajeswar Prasad Singh
Independent
2,264
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal
437,483
66.4%
Anand Mohan
Janata Party
152,106
23.1%
Rajendra Pd. Yadav
Indian National Congress
54,441
8.3%
Ramawatar Singh
Independent
4,237
0.6%
Rameshwar Das
Independent
2,161
0.3%
Achchhe Lal Sharma
Independent
1,837
0.3%
Dinesh Jha
Independent
1,765
0.3%
Ganup Rai
Independent
1,093
0.2%
Uday Kant Singh
Independent
822
0.1%
Vijay Kumar Jha
Independent
579
0.1%
Sadanand Yadav
Independent
557
0.1%
Angad Singh
DDP
456
0.1%
Sadanand Mehta
Independent
323
0.0%
Maheshwar Thakur
Independent
321
0.0%
Brahamdeo Sharma
Independent
276
0.0%
Praduman Mandal
Independent
196
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal
381,190
61.9%
Anand Mandal
SAP
144,046
23.4%
Ramachandra Pd.Mandal
Indian National Congress
63,588
10.3%
Jawahar Yadav
Independent
5,500
0.9%
Ramesh Nanda Prasad
Independent
4,693
0.8%
Rabindra Thakur Yadav
Independent
3,488
0.6%
Abul Kalam Azad
Independent
2,465
0.4%
Jitendra Kumar
Independent
2,219
0.4%
Radhakant Yadav
Independent
1,816
0.3%
Rajendra Kumar
Independent
1,594
0.3%
Amarendra Kumar Amar
Independent
1,282
0.2%
Sanjay Kumar
Independent
977
0.2%
Madan Pd.Sah
Independent
903
0.1%
Mohan Deo
Independent
853
0.1%
Brahmdeo Sharma
Independent
711
0.1%
Paras Nath Goswami
Independent
504
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Lalu Prasad
Rashtriya Janata Dal
297,686
47.2%
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal
245,703
39.0%
Nirmal Kumar Singh
SAP
60,921
9.7%
Amrendra Kumar Amar
Independent
18,217
2.9%
Y.N.Yadab
Shiv Sena
3,122
0.5%
Ashok Ram
Independent
2,273
0.4%
Koshi Yadav
Independent
2,058
0.3%
Shashi Kumar
Independent
801
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
328,761
50.7%
Lalu Prasad
Rashtriya Janata Dal
298,441
46.0%
Arbinad Kumar
Janata Party
8,349
1.3%
Dr Amar
Independent
5,923
0.9%
Suraj Yadav
Nationalist Congress Party
5,087
0.8%
Prashanna Kumar
Independent
1,912
0.3%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Lalu Prasad
Rashtriya Janata Dal
344,301
49.5%
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
274,314
39.4%
Arvind Sah
Bahujan Samaj Party
21,152
3.0%
Satto Mandal
Independent
11,673
1.7%
N. K. Singh
SAP
9,685
1.4%
Anant Lal Sada
Samajwadi Party
8,493
1.2%
Prasanna Kumar
Independent
6,475
0.9%
Shashishekhar Prasad Singh
Independent
4,712
0.7%
Dr. Bijendra Kumar
Independent
4,594
0.7%
Md. Kamaluddin
Jharkhand Party
3,592
0.5%
Ram Naresh Chaupal
Independent
3,524
0.5%
Radheshyam Agarwal
Independent
3,159
0.5%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
370,585
49.0%
Prof. Ravindra Charan Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal
192,964
25.5%
Dr.Tara Nand Sada
Indian National Congress
67,803
9.0%
Omprakash Narayan
Communist Party of India
28,112
3.7%
Kishor Kumar
Independent
19,946
2.6%
Mahadeo Yadav
Independent
12,657
1.7%
Saakar Suresh Yadav
Independent
9,206
1.2%
Dhanoj Kumar Tanti
RVNP
9,180
1.2%
Binod Kumar Jha
Bahujan Samaj Party
8,467
1.1%
N.K.Singh
SAP
6,667
0.9%
Tiro Sharama
Independent
6,019
0.8%
Prasann Kumar
Independent
5,633
0.7%
Dhruva Kumar Gupta
Independent
5,283
0.7%
Balwant Gadhwal
Independent
5,213
0.7%
Rajo Sah
LTSD
3,286
0.4%
Ravindra Kumar
RSWD
2,868
0.4%
Karpuri Rishideo
Independent
2,561
0.3%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajesh Ranjan @ Pappu Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal
368,937
35.7%
Sharad Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
312,728
30.2%
Vijay Kumar Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
252,534
24.4%
None Of The Above
Independent
21,924
2.1%
Guljar Kumar
Bahujan Samaj Party
18,084
1.7%
Rajo Sah
Independent
12,247
1.2%
Mohammad Arshad Hussain
PP
9,585
0.9%
Anwar Alam
Aam Aadmi Party
9,538
0.9%
Mina Devi
Independent
9,039
0.9%
Bhikha Paswan
BVM
6,649
0.6%
Prasanna Kumar
Independent
5,370
0.5%
Sajan Kumar Jha
JMBP
4,396
0.4%
Chandrashekhar Yadav
BMP
3,768
0.4%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
624,334
56.3%
Sharad Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal
322,807
29.1%
Rajesh Ranjan @ Pappu Yadav
JAP(L)
97,631
8.8%
Suman Kumar Jha
Independent
17,584
1.6%
Jaykant Yadav
Independent
8,755
0.8%
Anil Bharti
RJP
7,169
0.6%
Vinay Kumar Mishra
Independent
5,971
0.5%
Rajo Sah
Independent
5,631
0.5%
Rajiv Kumar Yadav
BP
4,735
0.4%
Suresh Kumar Bharti
ADP
4,731
0.4%
Md. Arshad Husain
Independent
3,807
0.3%
Umashankar
BMP
3,104
0.3%
Manoj Kumar Mandal
AAM
2,565
0.2%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Madhepura has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Samyukta Socialist Party, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (U), Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Madhepura in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Janata Dal (United)) won Madhepura, Bihar, in 2019 with 624,334 votes (56.3%), a margin of 301,527 votes over Sharad Yadav.
Which parties have won Madhepura since 1967?
Since 1967, Madhepura has been won by: Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (U), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samyukta Socialist Party.
What was the closest result in Madhepura?
The closest result on record for Madhepura was 1999, when Janata Dal (United) beat Rashtriya Janata Dal by just 30,320 votes (4.7 percentage points).