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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2015

Darbhanga Rural

Winner — 2015

LALIT KUMAR YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 51.4%HAMS 26.3%11 others 22.4%
Votes
70,557
51.4% share
Winning margin
34,491
25.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
52.1%
of 2,63,534

Darbhanga Rural is a safe seat — LALIT KUMAR YADAV won by 25.1%.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.77 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALIT KUMAR YADAV
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
70,55751.4%
2
NAUSHAD AHMAD
HAMS
36,06626.3%
3
CHANDRAKANT SINGH
JAPL
6,6904.9%
NOTA
NOTA
4,6713.4%
5
JAY KANT JHA
IND
3,6862.7%
6
VISHWANATH MANDAL
IND
3,4662.5%
7
MD JASIM HAIDER
IND
3,0182.2%
8
RAM DAYAL SAHNI
BSP
2,9252.1%
9
SANICHARI DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,6241.2%
10
KAPLESHWAR RAM
IND
1,3891.0%
11
MITHILESH KUMAR YADAV
1,3451.0%
12
SHIV NARAYAN MANDAL
1,3211.0%
13
RAVI RANJAN
BJND
5700.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (190th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.8% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
190th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 51.4%HAMS 26.3%OTH 19.0%NOTA 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.77 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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