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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Darbhanga Rural

Winner — 1990

JAGDISH CHAUDHARY
JD· National Front
JD 50.8%INC 30.4%13 others 18.8%
Votes
47,941
50.8% share
Winning margin
19,199
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,44,268

Darbhanga Rural is a safe seat — JAGDISH CHAUDHARY won by 20.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH CHAUDHARY
National Front
47,94150.8%
2
RAM CHANDER PASWAN
INC
28,74230.4%
3
LAXMI PASWAN
IPF
9,2269.8%
4
RAM NATH CHAUDHARY
IND
6,4326.8%
5
JITENDER PASWAN
IND
9121.0%
6
RAM LOCHAN SAFI
IND
4530.5%
7
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
2300.2%
8
RAJ KUMAR MAHTO
LKD(B)
1530.2%
9
SHAMBHU RAM
970.1%
10
MAHESH KUMAR
IND
800.1%
11
RAVINDER RAM
IND
520.1%
12
JAI NARAYAN MAHTO
IND
360.0%
13
LAL BIHARI PASWAN
IND
330.0%
14
ASHARFI RAM
IND
230.0%
15
SATYENDER KUMAR
IND
220.0%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.3%
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
JD 50.8%INC 30.4%IPF 9.8%IND 6.8%OTH 2.2%

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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