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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 15 · 1998
Darbhanga
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
MD.ALI ASHARAF FATMI
RJD· RJD
RJD 42.6%BJP 37.7%11 others 19.7%
Votes
3,15,503
43.3% share
Winning margin
36,108
5.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,40,510
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD.ALI ASHARAF FATMI | RJD | 3,15,503 | 43.3% |
| 2 | TARA KANT JHA | 2,79,395 | 38.4% | |
| 3 | GHULAM SARWAR | 76,102 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | BIJOY KANT THAKUR | 32,305 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | SHASHI DEVI | CPI(ML)(L) | 6,562 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PADMASHA JHA | 4,865 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | MAHADEO JAYASWAL | 4,440 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | SAIF ALAM | IND | 2,402 | 0.3% |
| 9 | BINDESHAR THAKUR | LS | 2,251 | 0.3% |
| 10 | AJUN MAHTO | IND | 2,207 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SINGHESHWAR DHANKAR | IND | 1,568 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MD.ABBAS | RAM | 471 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SYED SOHALI AHMED NOMANI | AIIC(S) | 364 | 0.1% |
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
safe5.0%
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
RJD 43.3%BJP 38.4%JD 10.4%OTH 7.9%
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
🏺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.