DARBHANGA RURAL
Assembly seat no. 82 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, Nov 2005
PITAMBER PASWAN
RJD
Elections held
12
1977–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 6 of 12
Margin, Nov 2005
10,394
12.31% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)RAM CHANDRA PASWAN
- Votes
- 20,864
- Vote share
- 24.71%
- Behind by
- 10,394
Electors
1,93,346
Total votes polled
84,423
Valid votes
84,423
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.7%
Full result, Nov 2005
6 candidates · 84,423 valid votes
PITAMBER PASWANRJDwon
31,258
37.0%
RAM CHANDRA PASWANJD(U)
20,864
24.7%
SUNITI RANJAN DASLJP
19,552
23.2%
HARE RAM PASWANCPI(ML)(L)
5,291
6.3%
KEDAR PRASADBSP
4,178
5.0%
MAHENDRA KUMAR PASWANIND
3,280
3.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rajesh Kumar Mandal | JD(U) | 80,624 | 44.05% | Lalit Kumar Yadav | 18,392 |
| 2020 | Lalit Kumar Yadav | RJD | 64,929 | 41.26% | FARAZ FATMI | 2,141 |
| 2015 | LALIT KUMAR YADAV | RJD | 70,557 | 51.38% | NAUSHAD AHMAD | 34,491 |
| 2010 | LALIT KUMAR YADAV | RJD | 29,776 | 29.27% | ASHRAF HUSSAIN | 3,676 |
| Nov 2005 | PITAMBER PASWAN | RJD | 31,258 | 37.03% | RAM CHANDRA PASWAN | 10,394 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
