https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Darbhanga_Rural_Assembly_constituency Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T10:27:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Darbhanga_Rural_Assembly_constituency&diff=495588&oldid=prev Orthodhaval at 04:49, 16 April 2026 2026-04-16T04:49:38Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Darbhanga Rural<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = 82-Darbhanga Rural constituency.svg<br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> | mla = [[Rajesh Kumar Mandal]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Janata Dal (United)}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] &lt;!--Year of the last election. Leave blank for former constituencies--&gt;<br /> | region = <br /> | state = [[Bihar]]<br /> | district = [[Darbhanga district|Darbhanga]]<br /> | division = <br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Darbhanga]]<br /> | constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|-]]<br /> | established = 1977<br /> | electors = 290,287<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished = &lt;!-- year abolished --&gt;<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Darbhanga Rural&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Darbhanga district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. It has been an open seat since 2010 but was earlier reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 82 Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Manigachhi [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]; Nazra Mohammada, Narayanpur, Adalpur, Atihar, Balha, Bijuli, Chhotaipatti, Dhoi, Dularpur, Ghorghatta, Kharua, Khutwara, Loam, Muria, Nainaghat, Sonki and Bhalpatti [[gram panchayat]]s of Darbhanga CD Block.&lt;ref name=commission&gt;{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency is part of No. 14 [[Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;ref name=commission/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Year<br /> !Name&lt;ref name=&quot;election2018&quot;&gt;{{Cite web |title=Darbhanga Rural Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/darbhanga-rural.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> !colspan=&quot;2&quot;| Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |[[Jagdish Choudhary]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party (Secular)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> | Ram Chandra Paswan<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br /> | [[Jagdish Choudhary]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br /> | Mohan Ram<br /> |-<br /> | [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; |[[Pitambar Paswan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=6}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot; |[[Lalit Kumar Yadav]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br /> |[[Rajesh Kumar Mandal]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> === 2025 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Darbhanga Rural&lt;ref name=&quot;election2025&quot;&gt;{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2025/16 |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |candidate = [[Rajesh Kumar Mandal]]<br /> |party = Janata Dal (United)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:80624}}<br /> |percentage = 44.05<br /> |change = +4.15<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |candidate = [[Lalit Kumar Yadav]]<br /> |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:62232}}<br /> |percentage = 34.0<br /> |change = -7.26<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen<br /> |candidate = Md Jalaluddin Sahil<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:17008}}<br /> |percentage = 9.29<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Shyam Paswan<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:4638}}<br /> |percentage = 2.53<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |candidate = Shoaib Khan<br /> |party = Jan Suraaj Party<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:3814}}<br /> |percentage = 2.08<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Ram Sukamar Yadav<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:2901}}<br /> |percentage = 1.58<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Jai Kishun Sahni<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:2330}}<br /> |percentage = 1.27<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> |candidate = Jagat Narayan Nayak<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:2118}}<br /> |percentage = 1.16<br /> |change = +0.11<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = None of the above<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:4516}}<br /> |percentage = 2.47<br /> |change = -0.03<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:18392}}<br /> |percentage = 10.05<br /> |change = +8.69<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:183048}}<br /> |percentage = 63.06<br /> |change = +8.94<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Janata Dal (United)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> <br /> === 2020 ===<br /> {{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2020]]: Darbhanga Rural&lt;ref name=&quot;election2020&quot;&gt;{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ACTRENDS2020/ConstituencywiseS0482.htm?ac=82|access-date=2020-11-10|website=results.eci.gov.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br /> |candidate = [[Lalit Kumar Yadav]]<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:64929}}<br /> |percentage = 41.26<br /> |change = {{decrease}}10.12<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Janata Dal (United)<br /> |candidate = [[Faraz Fatmi]]<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:62788}}<br /> |percentage = 39.9<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Lok Janshakti Party<br /> |candidate = Pradeep Kumar Thakur<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:17605}}<br /> |percentage = 11.19<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Deo Narayan Gupta<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:3032}}<br /> |percentage = 1.93<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Azizur Rahaman<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:2088}}<br /> |percentage = 1.33<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> |candidate = Sunil Kumar Mandal<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:1659}}<br /> |percentage = 1.05<br /> |change = {{decrease}}1.08<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = None of the above<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:3937}}<br /> |percentage = 2.5<br /> |change = {{decrease}}0.9<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:2141}}<br /> |percentage = 1.36<br /> |change = {{decrease}}23.76<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:157348}}<br /> |percentage = 54.12<br /> |change = {{increase}}2.01<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> | <br /> |winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> <br /> === 2015 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: Darbhanga Rural&lt;ref name=&quot;election2015&quot;&gt;[https://ceobihar.nic.in/PDF/Stat_Assem_GE_Bihar_2015.pdf Bihar Assembly Election 2015]&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |candidate = [[Lalit Kumar Yadav]]<br /> |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:70557}}<br /> |percentage = 51.38<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Hindustani Awam Morcha<br /> |candidate = Naushad Ahmad<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:36066}}<br /> |percentage = 26.26<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)<br /> |candidate = Chandrakant Singh<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:6690}}<br /> |percentage = 4.87<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Jay Kant Jha<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:3686}}<br /> |percentage = 2.68<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Vishwanath Mandal<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:3466}}<br /> |percentage = 2.52<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Md Jasim Haider<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:3018}}<br /> |percentage = 2.2<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br /> |candidate = Ram Dayal Sahni<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:2925}}<br /> |percentage = 2.13<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation<br /> |candidate = Sanichari Devi<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:1624}}<br /> |percentage = 1.18<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Kapleshwar Ram<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:1389}}<br /> |percentage = 1.01<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Samajwadi Party<br /> |candidate = Mithilesh Kumar Yadav<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:1345}}<br /> |percentage = 0.98<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Shiv Sena<br /> |candidate = Shiv Narayan Mandal<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:1321}}<br /> |percentage = 0.96<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = None of the above<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:4671}}<br /> |percentage = 3.4<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:34491}}<br /> |percentage = 25.12<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:137328}}<br /> |percentage = 52.11<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> | <br /> |winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}<br /> <br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}<br /> {{Darbhanga Division topics}}<br /> {{coord|26|08|58|N|85|51|03|E|region:IN-BR|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Darbhanga district]]<br /> [[Category:Darbhanga]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]<br /> [[Category:1977 establishments in Bihar]]</div> Orthodhaval