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Bihar · PC 15 · 1996

Darbhanga

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI
JD· United Front
JD 51.2%BJP 34.7%21 others 14.1%
Votes
3,21,828
51.9% share
Winning margin
1,04,021
16.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,28,362
Candidates
23
Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI
3,21,82851.9%
2
DHIRENDRA KUMAR JHA
2,17,80735.1%
3
NAGENDRA JHA
67,30510.8%
4
JAMIL AHMAD KHAN
RAM
1,8950.3%
5
MOHAN GOSWAMI
IND
1,8100.3%
6
RAM NARAYAN SINGH
IND
1,6430.3%
7
THAKKO MAHTO
IND
1,3120.2%
8
MADAN MOHAN CHOUDHARY
AIIC(T)
1,0530.2%
9
MADAN SAHNI
IND
8830.1%
10
NAVIN KUMAR JHA
IND
8040.1%
11
SHIV NARAYAN MANDAL
IND
6420.1%
12
RAJENDRA SAH
IND
6310.1%
13
BINOD YADAV
IND
5100.1%
14
VINOD YADAV
IND
4750.1%
15
FARYAJ AHMAD
IND
4390.1%
16
BINDESHWAR JHA
IND
1990.0%
17
PREM SHANKAR JHA
IND
1650.0%
18
ANWAR IMAM SANJAR
IND
1590.0%
19
SURYA NA. YADAV
IND
1550.0%
20
PRAMOD KU. CHOUDHARY
IND
1540.0%
21
MD. SABIR HUSSAIN
IND
1300.0%
22
SHRAVAN JHA
IND
1260.0%
23
RAMRAJI YADAV
IND
1000.0%

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
16.8%
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 51.9%BJP 35.1%INC 10.8%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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