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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAKEEUL RAHMAN
3,56,89455.0%
2
NAGENDRA JHA (BAGHANT)
2,78,43742.9%
3
JAWAHAR YADAV
JNP(JP)
3,5760.6%
4
SHIVAJI NIRALA
IND
2,8220.4%
5
RAM SOGARATH YADAV
IND
9040.1%
6
SHIB NARAIN RAI
8600.1%
7
NASEEM RAHMANI
IND
6670.1%
8
BHUBNESHWAR PRAKASH KUSHWAHA
IND
5300.1%
9
NARENDRA JHA (JAIWAR)
IND
5020.1%
10
MD. NASEEM (RAJA)
IND
4990.1%
11
DARWARI LAL KEWAT
LKD(B)
4410.1%
12
THAKKO MAHTO
IND
4110.1%
13
PREMANAND CHOUDHARY
IND
3600.1%
14
MD. MOJAHID
IND
3260.1%
15
RABINDRA JHA
IND
3040.1%
16
RAM CHANDRA MAHTHA
IND
2800.0%
17
RAMNARAIN SINGH
IND
2570.0%
18
RAJU PURBEY
IND
2280.0%
19
SURAJ MAHASETH
IND
1610.0%
20
ASHOK PRASAD SINGH
IND
1560.0%
21
ANEESUR RAHMAN
IND
1120.0%
22
SYD. AZAJ HASSAN IMAM AZAM
IND
950.0%

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
safe
12.1%
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
JD 55.0%INC 42.9%OTH 2.1%

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

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