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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 93 · 1962
Darbhanga Central
Winner — 1962
RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINHA
INC· INC
INC 51.5%BJS 24.1%2 others 24.4%
Votes
22,565
51.5% share
Winning margin
12,017
27.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
49.0%
of 89,410
Darbhanga Central is a safe seat — RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINHA won by 27.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINHA | INC | 22,565 | 51.5% |
| 2 | SURENDRA SUMAN JHA | 10,548 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | MUSHTAQUE ALI KHAN | Swatantra Party | 9,598 | 21.9% |
| 4 | MAHMAD KHALIL RAHMAN KHAN | SOC | 1,093 | 2.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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17th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%BJS 24.1%SWA 21.9%OTH 2.5%
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
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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.