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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1967
Darbhanga
Winner — 1967
R.P. SINHA
INC· INC
INC 35.2%CPI 33.2%5 others 31.6%
Votes
19,325
35.2% share
Winning margin
1,069
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.8%
of 96,701
Darbhanga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,069 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.P. SINHA | INC | 19,325 | 35.2% |
| 2 | R.B. JALAN | Left | 18,256 | 33.2% |
| 3 | R.K. MAHTHA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 12,189 | 22.2% |
| 4 | B. HUSSAIN | IND | 2,158 | 3.9% |
| 5 | P.N. SRIVASTAV | Left | 1,247 | 2.3% |
| 6 | B.N. MISHRA | IND | 1,050 | 1.9% |
| 7 | P.N. CHOUDHARY | Swatantra Party | 694 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
11th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
10th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.2%CPI 33.2%BJS 22.2%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.