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Bihar · PC 14 · 2009
Darbhanga
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
KIRTI AZAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.8%RJD 35.3%12 others 20.8%
Votes
2,39,268
43.9% share
Winning margin
46,453
8.5% of votes
Total votes cast
5,45,713
Candidates
14
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KIRTI AZAD | NDA (NDA) | 2,39,268 | 43.9% |
| 2 | MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI | UPA | 1,92,815 | 35.3% |
| 3 | AJAY KUMAR JALAN | UPA | 40,724 | 7.5% |
| 4 | PROF. HARE RAM ACHARYA | IND | 12,977 | 2.4% |
| 5 | SATHY NARAYN MUKHIYA | CPI(ML)(L) | 12,154 | 2.2% |
| 6 | LALBAHADUR YADAV | IND | 10,622 | 1.9% |
| 7 | YUGESHWAR SAHANI | 9,234 | 1.7% | |
| 8 | BHARAT YADAV | IND | 6,736 | 1.2% |
| 9 | ABDUR RAHIM | IND | 4,918 | 0.9% |
| 10 | GOVIND ACHARYA | IND | 3,755 | 0.7% |
| 11 | MD. NIZAMUDDIN | IJP | 3,540 | 0.7% |
| 12 | MD. KHURSEED ALAM | AD | 3,167 | 0.6% |
| 13 | DURGA NAND MAHABIR NAYAK | BJJD | 3,086 | 0.6% |
| 14 | KUMARI SURESHWARI | RMEP | 2,717 | 0.5% |
Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
19th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.9%RJD 35.3%INC 7.5%OTH 13.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.