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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2025
Darbhanga
Winner — 2025
SANJAY SARAOGI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.6%VSIP 37.1%12 others 13.2%
Votes
97,453
49.7% share
Winning margin
24,593
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
60.3%
of 3,25,503
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJAY SARAOGI | NDA (NDA) | 97,453 | 49.7% |
| 2 | UMESH SAHANI | VSIP | 72,860 | 37.1% |
| 3 | RAKESH KUMAR MISHRA | JANSURAJ | 11,758 | 6.0% |
| 4 | Nafisul Haque | IND | 2,314 | 1.2% |
| 5 | MD SHAQUIB NAJMI | ABHSLP | 1,856 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ABHISHEK KUMAR JHA | MTLWDP | 1,628 | 0.8% |
| 7 | ASHISH RANJAN | AJPP | 1,513 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,468 | 0.8% |
| 9 | PUSHPAM PRIYA | TPLRSP | 1,403 | 0.7% |
| 10 | SUJEET KUMAR CHAUDHARY | IND | 1,363 | 0.7% |
| 11 | DURGA NANDA MAHAVIR NAYAK | 953 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | RANJEET KUMAR RAM | WAP | 852 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Amajad Khan | IND | 470 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MOJAHID ALAM | 345 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (217th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 4.6% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
231st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.7%VSIP 37.1%JANSURAJ 6.0%OTH 6.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.53 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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