Lok Sabha · BR-15

Darbhanga

1998

MD.ALI ASHARAF FATMI

RJDRJD

Margin36,1085.0%

Winner votes3,15,50343.3%

ReservationGEN

RJDBJPJDCPMCPI(ML)(L)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	MD.ALI ASHARAF FATMI RJD	3,15,503	43.3%
2	TARA KANT JHA BJP	2,79,395	38.4%
3	GHULAM SARWAR JD	76,102	10.4%
4	BIJOY KANT THAKUR CPM	32,305	4.4%
5	SHASHI DEVI CPI(ML)(L)	6,562	0.9%
6	PADMASHA JHA INC	4,865	0.7%
7	MAHADEO JAYASWAL SHS	4,440	0.6%
8	SAIF ALAM IND	2,402	0.3%
9	BINDESHAR THAKUR LS	2,251	0.3%
10	AJUN MAHTO IND	2,207	0.3%
11	SINGHESHWAR DHANKAR IND	1,568	0.2%
12	MD.ABBAS RAM	471	0.1%
13	SYED SOHALI AHMED NOMANI AIIC(S)	364	0.1%

Turnout71.0%Votes cast7,40,510Electors10,43,327

1999

Kirti Azad

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin55,5487.3%

Winner votes3,95,54952.2%

ReservationGEN

BJPRJDCPI(ML)(L)BSPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Kirti Azad BJP	3,95,549	52.2%
2	Md Ali Ashraf Fatmi RJD	3,40,001	44.8%
3	Baidyanath Yadav CPI(ML)(L)	9,978	1.3%
4	Bishwanath Mandal BSP	5,471	0.7%
5	Deo Narayan Paswan IND	4,190	0.6%
6	Umesh Paswan IND	1,133	0.1%
7	Lalit Mohan Jha IND	1,059	0.1%
8	Mithilesh Ku Yadav IND	573	0.1%
9	Suresh Paswan IND	337	0.0%

Turnout73.4%Votes cast7,66,168Electors10,43,388

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates13 → 9

Margin range36,108 – 55,548

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