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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Darbhanga Rural

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Winner — 1985

RAMCHANDRA PASWAN
INC· INC
INC 47.3%JNP 25.1%9 others 27.6%
Votes
28,188
47.3% share
Winning margin
13,226
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,20,315

Darbhanga Rural is a safe seat — RAMCHANDRA PASWAN won by 22.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMCHANDRA PASWAN
INC
INC
28,18847.3%
2
JAGDISH CHOUDHARY
JNP
Janata
14,96225.1%
3
RAM NATH CHUODHARY
IND
7,44812.5%
4
LAKSHMI PANWAN
IND
3,5145.9%
5
BHOGENDRA PASWAN
LKD
Lok Dal
2,0623.5%
6
MAHADEO CHOUDHARY
BJP
BJP
1,6782.8%
7
SHIBAJI NIRALA
ICS
8641.4%
8
LAXMI PASWAN
IND
4890.8%
9
PRAMOD CHOUDHARY
IND
1350.2%
10
YOGESHWAR PASWAN
IND
1250.2%
11
SUBODH PASWAN
IND
1210.2%

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.

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Average turnout (97th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.2% · max 59.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
97th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
129th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%JNP 25.1%IND 12.5%IND 5.9%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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