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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2020
Darbhanga Rural
Winner — 2020
Lalit Kumar Yadav
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.3%JD(U) 39.9%6 others 18.8%
Votes
64,929
41.3% share
Winning margin
2,141
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
54.1%
of 2,90,732
Darbhanga Rural was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,141 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.58 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lalit Kumar Yadav | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 64,929 | 41.3% |
| 2 | FARAZ FATMI | NDA | 62,788 | 39.9% |
| 3 | PRADEEP KUMAR THAKUR | Lok Janshakti Party | 17,605 | 11.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,937 | 2.5% |
| 5 | DEO NARAYAN GUPTA | IND | 3,032 | 1.9% |
| 6 | AZIZUR RAHAMAN | IND | 2,088 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SUNIL KUMAR MANDAL | BSP | 1,659 | 1.1% |
| 8 | RAKESH KUMAR MANDAL | RJBP | 1,310 | 0.8% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (190th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.8% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
190th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.3%JD(U) 39.9%LJP 11.2%OTH 5.1%NOTA 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.58 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.