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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1990

Darbhanga

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Winner — 1990

KAMESHWAR PURVE
JD· National Front
JD 41.7%CPM 16.7%43 others 41.6%
Votes
40,774
41.7% share
Winning margin
24,443
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
45
Turnout
58.8%
of 1,66,269

Darbhanga is a safe seat — KAMESHWAR PURVE won by 25.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

45 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMESHWAR PURVE
JD
National Front
40,77441.7%
2
VIJAY KANT THAKUR
CPM
Left
16,33116.7%
3
VIDHYA KUMAR JHA
BJP
BJP
16,32816.7%
4
ASHFAQ ANSARI
INC
INC
9,80910.0%
5
SHANKER SAHNI
IND
4,9945.1%
6
RAM LAGAN JHA
IND
2,3772.4%
7
MOHD. IDRIS
ICS(SCS)
8930.9%
8
ACHARYA KANHIYA LAL
BSP
8750.9%
9
MOHAN GOSWAMI
BJS
8580.9%
10
PITENDER NATH SRIVASTAVA
MCPI
8340.8%
11
RAM CHANDER YADAV
IND
8160.8%
12
MANJOOR ALAM
IND
5280.5%
13
EZAZ AHMAD
IP
3860.4%
14
WARIS ASRAF
IND
3320.3%
15
PARBHAT KUMAR
IND
2440.3%
16
SHYAMA DAS BOSS
IND
1360.1%
17
RAJESHWAR MANDAL
IND
1320.1%
18
AJAY KUMAR LOHIYA
IND
1200.1%
19
BHARAT YADAV
IND
1180.1%
20
TUFEL AHMAD KHAN
IND
750.1%
21
MOHD. YASIN KAMAR
IND
750.1%
22
RAJ KUMAR NAYAK
IND
730.1%
23
RAM CHANDER MAHTHA
SOP(L)
670.1%
24
PRABHU DAYAL KEJARIWAL
IND
580.1%
25
MOHD. NURUL HASAN
IND
580.1%
26
ANJANI KUMAR
DDP
490.1%
27
ARUN KUMAR SAH
IND
460.1%
28
VISUN THAKUR
IND
420.0%
29
BHARAT RAI
IND
390.0%
30
MAHENDER DAS
IND
310.0%
31
ANJANI PASWAN
IND
300.0%
32
RADHUVIR SHARMA
IND
300.0%
33
SAKIR ANSARI
IND
300.0%
34
SURYAMAHASETH
IND
300.0%
35
KAILASH YADAV
IND
280.0%
36
SHAMBHU PRASAD NAYAK
IND
260.0%
37
UMESH RAI
IND
240.0%
38
ANJAR AHMAD
IND
200.0%
39
VIRENDER PURVE
IND
180.0%
40
JAMALUDDIN
IND
160.0%
41
GUL NAWAJ KHAN
IND
140.0%
42
JAHIRUL HASAN
IND
140.0%
43
RAM NARAYAN SINGH
IND
100.0%
44
RAMA KANT YADAV
IND
100.0%
45
LEYAKAT ANSARI
IND
90.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 0.6% · max 45.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
144th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
134th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 41.7%CPM 16.7%BJP 16.7%INC 10.0%IND 5.1%OTH 9.8%

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
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