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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Darbhanga Rural

Winner — 1995

MOHAN RAM
JD· Janata Dal
JD 50.4%BJP 14.8%22 others 34.8%
Votes
45,633
50.4% share
Winning margin
32,208
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,53,299

Darbhanga Rural is a safe seat — MOHAN RAM won by 35.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAN RAM
Janata Dal
45,63350.4%
2
ASHARFI RAM
BJP
13,42514.8%
3
RAMCHANDRA PASWAN
IND
7,5378.3%
4
LAXMI PASWAN
CPI(ML)(L)
6,8227.5%
5
TEJ NAGMANI KUMAR
INC
5,2695.8%
6
MAHESH KUMAR PASWAN
2,0302.2%
7
ANIL KUMAR
BPP
1,8842.1%
8
MAHENDRA KUMAR PASWAN
Samajwadi Party
1,4101.6%
9
ACHARYA KANHAIYA LAL
SJP(R)
1,2691.4%
10
LAXMAN RAM
7820.9%
11
THAKKO SADAY
IND
7430.8%
12
DILIP KUMAR
IND
4390.5%
13
SHIVJI NIRALA
IND
4380.5%
14
CHOUDHARY LAXMI NARAIN
IND
3960.4%
15
VIJAY KUMAR MAHTO
IND
3850.4%
16
SHAMBHU KUMAR RAM
IND
3800.4%
17
SAUDAGAR RAM
IND
3400.4%
18
HARIHAR RAJAK
IND
2920.3%
19
SATYA NARAIN PASWAN
IND
2130.2%
20
SUBHASH PASWAN
IND
1960.2%
21
DILIP KUMAR PASWAN
IND
1910.2%
22
KARI SADA
IND
1690.2%
23
SATYANDRA KUMAR BIHARI
IND
1500.2%
24
KAPLESHWAR PASWAN
IND
1350.1%

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.

Average turnout (97th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.2% · max 59.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
97th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
129th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 50.4%BJP 14.8%IND 8.3%CPI(ML)(L) 7.5%INC 5.8%OTH 13.1%

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

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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