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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1972

Darbhanga

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Winner — 1972

SURENDRA JHA SUMAN
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 26.4%CPI 25.1%9 others 48.5%
Votes
20,389
26.4% share
Winning margin
1,045
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,21,201

Darbhanga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,045 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA JHA SUMAN
BJS
Grand Alliance
20,38926.4%
2
RAMA BALLAV JALLAN
CPI
Left
19,34425.1%
3
MAJIDALAM
SOP
15,71720.4%
4
KRISHAN KUMAR BAIROLIYA
IND
8,26310.7%
5
PITENDRA NARAYAN
CPM
Left
4,2425.5%
6
KAMESHWAR LALL SAHU
SWA
Grand Alliance
3,4444.5%
7
GAURI SHANKER JHA
IND
2,5413.3%
8
FULESHWAR PRASAD MUKHIYA
NCO
1,7192.2%
9
HANUMAN BHAGAT
IND
9391.2%
10
TARNI PRASAD SINHA
IND
4200.5%
11
QAMLUR HODA
IND
830.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 26.4%CPI 25.1%SOP 20.4%IND 10.7%CPM 5.5%OTH 11.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

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