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Bihar · PC 26 · 1951
Darbhanga and Bhagalpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
LALIT NARAYAN MISRA
INC 64.5%SP 35.5%
Votes
94,414
64.5% share
Winning margin
42,537
29.1% of votes
Total votes cast
1,46,291
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (29th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.0% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
29th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.5%SP 35.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill
🏛️MonumentASI
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.