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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2015

Darbhanga

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Winner — 2015

SANJAY SARAOGI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.7%RJD 43.1%14 others 9.3%
Votes
77,776
47.7% share
Winning margin
7,460
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.8%
of 2,82,595

A closely fought contest. SANJAY SARAOGI won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY SARAOGI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
77,77647.7%
2
OM PRAKASH KHERIA
RJD
70,31643.1%
3
JAGADISH SAH
IND
3,6092.2%
4
NILAM DEVI URF NILAM DUTTA
IND
3,1061.9%
5
AVINASH KUMAR THAKUR
CPM
2,2231.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2160.8%
7
DURGANAND MAHAVIR NAYAK
BSP
BSP
1,0000.6%
8
NIKHIL KUMAR JHA
IND
9010.6%
9
MD. IRSHAD HUSSAIN
NJPI
7340.5%
10
AMEENA KHATOON
NCP
5170.3%
11
KUMAR KRISHNA KANHAIYA
IND
4580.3%
12
BHARAT YADAV
IND
4570.3%
13
MD.VASIM AHMAD
SP
2770.2%
14
VIJAY SHREE PRASAD
RPI(A)
2440.1%
15
MAHENDRA LAL DAS
BJND
1800.1%
16
KUMAR ANAND MOHAN
LAD
1730.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (217th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 4.6% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
231st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.7%RJD 43.1%OTH 8.5%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 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

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Darbhanga Planetarium

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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.

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