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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 15 · 1989
Darbhanga
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
SHAKEEUL RAHMAN
JD· National Front
JD 54.3%INC 42.4%20 others 3.3%
Votes
3,56,894
55.0% share
Winning margin
78,457
12.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,57,262
Candidates
22
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKEEUL RAHMAN | 3,56,894 | 55.0% | |
| 2 | NAGENDRA JHA (BAGHANT) | 2,78,437 | 42.9% | |
| 3 | JAWAHAR YADAV | JNP(JP) | 3,576 | 0.6% |
| 4 | SHIVAJI NIRALA | IND | 2,822 | 0.4% |
| 5 | RAM SOGARATH YADAV | IND | 904 | 0.1% |
| 6 | SHIB NARAIN RAI | 860 | 0.1% | |
| 7 | NASEEM RAHMANI | IND | 667 | 0.1% |
| 8 | BHUBNESHWAR PRAKASH KUSHWAHA | IND | 530 | 0.1% |
| 9 | NARENDRA JHA (JAIWAR) | IND | 502 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MD. NASEEM (RAJA) | IND | 499 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DARWARI LAL KEWAT | LKD(B) | 441 | 0.1% |
| 12 | THAKKO MAHTO | IND | 411 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PREMANAND CHOUDHARY | IND | 360 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MD. MOJAHID | IND | 326 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RABINDRA JHA | IND | 304 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAM CHANDRA MAHTHA | IND | 280 | 0.0% |
| 17 | RAMNARAIN SINGH | IND | 257 | 0.0% |
| 18 | RAJU PURBEY | IND | 228 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SURAJ MAHASETH | IND | 161 | 0.0% |
| 20 | ASHOK PRASAD SINGH | IND | 156 | 0.0% |
| 21 | ANEESUR RAHMAN | IND | 112 | 0.0% |
| 22 | SYD. AZAJ HASSAN IMAM AZAM | IND | 95 | 0.0% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 1.0% · max 50.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
12th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
38th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 55.0%INC 42.9%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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
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