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Bihar · PC 15 · 2004

Darbhanga

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 56.1%BJP 37.3%7 others 6.7%
Votes
4,27,672
56.1% share
Winning margin
1,43,463
18.8% of votes
Total votes cast
7,62,657
Candidates
9
Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI
UPA (UPA)
4,27,67256.1%
2
KIRTI AZAD
NDA
2,84,20937.3%
3
SAFI AHMAD
IND
13,5461.8%
4
BAIDYA NATH YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
13,4431.8%
5
KAMAL NARAYAN SAHU
7,5831.0%
6
MD. SAFI ALAM
IND
7,5341.0%
7
MITHILESH KUMAR YADAV
3,6200.5%
8
RAM SWARATH SAFI
IND
3,1050.4%
9
JHARI LAL DAS
IND
1,9450.3%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.8%
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
RJD 56.1%BJP 37.3%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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.

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