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Darbhanga

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

KIRTI AZAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.0%RJD 33.8%14 others 28.2%
Votes
3,14,949
38.0% share
Winning margin
35,043
4.2% of votes
Total votes cast
8,28,342
Candidates
16
Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KIRTI AZAD
BJP
NDA (NDA)
3,14,94938.0%
2
MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI
RJD
UPA
2,79,90633.8%
3
SANJAY KUMAR JHA
JD(U)
1,04,49412.6%
4
KEDAR KU. KESHAV
SHS
NDA
25,2773.0%
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NOTA
NOTA
21,1032.5%
6
PRAVIN KUMAR JHA
IND
16,1251.9%
7
HADAY NA. YADAV
CPM
Left
11,6061.4%
8
KRISHNA KUMAR PASWAN
IND
10,0801.2%
9
COLONEL LAKSHMESHWAR MISHRA
CPI(ML)(L)
9,1111.1%
10
DURGA NAND MAHAVIR NAYAK
BSP
8,8351.1%
11
DR. PRABHAT RANJAN DAS
AAP
7,5500.9%
12
PRADEEP PASWAN
IND
5,9630.7%
13
SADRE ALAM KHAN
AKBMP
4,5580.6%
14
JAINATH
BMUP
2,9560.4%
15
BRAHMADEO PRASAD KARYEE
BJKVP
2,9290.3%
16
FAISAL AHMAD
JDR
2,9000.3%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
19th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.0%RJD 33.8%JD(U) 12.6%OTH 13.0%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.16 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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Chandradhari Museum

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
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Darbhanga Planetarium

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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