Back to 1980 map
Bihar · PC 15 · 1980

Darbhanga

Winner — Lok Sabha 1980

HARI NATH MISHRA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.7%JNP(S) 35.4%9 others 17.0%
Votes
2,25,584
48.2% share
Winning margin
58,201
12.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,73,415
Candidates
11
Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI NATH MISHRA
INC(I)
2,25,58448.2%
2
HUKMDEO NARAYAN YADAV
JNP(S)
1,67,38335.7%
3
SURENDRA JHA SUMAN
63,00413.4%
4
DINRAJ SANDILYA
IND
3,3960.7%
5
BHUPENDRA CHOUDHARY
IND
2,0980.5%
6
MOKIM
IND
1,3860.3%
7
SURYA MAHASETH
IND
1,2180.3%
8
SHEIKH SUAB
IND
1,1980.3%
9
HARISH CHANDRA MISHRA
IND
1,1570.3%
10
SERVA NARAIN CHOUDHARY
IND
1,0810.2%
11
DARWARI LAL KEWAT
IND
8460.2%

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 (12th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.0% · max 50.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
12th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
38th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.2%JNP(S) 35.7%JNP 13.4%OTH 2.7%

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.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25