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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2020

Darbhanga

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Winner — 2020

Sanjay Saraogi
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.3%RJD 43.1%18 others 7.6%
Votes
84,144
49.3% share
Winning margin
10,639
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
55.8%
of 3,05,788

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

4 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sanjay Saraogi
BJP
NDA (NDA)
84,14449.3%
2
Amar Nath Gami
RJD
73,50543.1%
3
Shankar Kumar Jha
IND
2,7571.6%
4
Mahendra Lal Das
IND
2,1521.3%
5
Sujeet Kumar Chaudhary
JP
2,0931.2%
6
Mithilesh Chandra Sahni
IND
1,3480.8%
7
Siya Ram Paswan
JAPL
1,0450.6%
8
MD. Amjad Khan
SJDD
7100.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6690.4%
10
Nooruddin Zangi
SDPI
5230.3%
11
Sanjay Kumar Roy
RAUNTP
2570.1%
12
Santosh Kumar Purve
RSTJNVKSP
2380.1%
13
Vijayshree Prasad
RPPRINAT
2120.1%
14
Sanjay Kumar Jha
IND
1700.1%
15
RAUSHENDRA KUMAR
BHRTLKCHTP
1590.1%
16
Mohammad Mojahid
SUCI
1570.1%
17
Md. Pintu Khan
LOKJANP
1350.1%
18
RAJ KUMAR MAHTO
YKP
1190.1%
19
Lal Babu Mahto
AIFB
1170.1%
20
Mahendra Kumar Paswan
BGMP
960.1%

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
6.2%
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 49.3%RJD 43.1%OTH 7.2%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.45 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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