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Bihar · PC 14 · 2019
Darbhanga
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
Gopal Jee Thakur
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 60.8%RJD 33.0%7 others 6.2%
Votes
5,86,668
60.8% share
Winning margin
2,67,979
27.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,64,996
Candidates
9
Seat history
4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total
Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.8%
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 60.8%RJD 33.0%OTH 4.1%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.35 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.