DARBHANGA RURAL
Assembly seat no. 82 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2015
LALIT KUMAR YADAV
RJD
Elections held
12
1977–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2015
34,491
25.12% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
HAMSNAUSHAD AHMAD
- Votes
- 36,066
- Vote share
- 26.26%
- Behind by
- 34,491
Electors
2,63,534
Total votes polled
1,37,328
Valid votes
1,37,328
NOTA votes
4,671
3.40% of votes polled
Turnout
52.1%
Full result, 2015
12 candidates · 1,37,328 valid votes
LALIT KUMAR YADAVRJDwon
70,557
51.4%
NAUSHAD AHMADHAMS
36,066
26.3%
CHANDRAKANT SINGHJAPL
6,690
4.9%
JAY KANT JHAIND
3,686
2.7%
VISHWANATH MANDALIND
3,466
2.5%
MD JASIM HAIDERIND
3,018
2.2%
RAM DAYAL SAHNIBSP
2,925
2.1%
SANICHARI DEVICPI(ML)(L)
1,624
1.2%
KAPLESHWAR RAMIND
1,389
1.0%
MITHILESH KUMAR YADAVSP
1,345
1.0%
SHIV NARAYAN MANDALSHS
1,321
1.0%
RAVI RANJANBJND
570
0.4%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DARBHANGA RURAL assembly constituency in 2025?
Rajesh Kumar Mandal (JD(U)) won DARBHANGA RURAL in 2025, by a margin of 18,392 votes.
Which party has won DARBHANGA RURAL the most times?
RJD, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has DARBHANGA RURAL gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1977 to 2025.
Who has won DARBHANGA RURAL the most times?
LALIT KUMAR YADAV, with 2 wins between 2010 and 2015.
