DARBHANGA
Assembly seat no. 83 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DARBHANGA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, Feb 2005
SANJAY SARAWAGI
BJP
Elections held
15
1967–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 15
Margin, Feb 2005
14,188
13.44% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDMD. MUMTAZ ALAM
- Votes
- 28,887
- Vote share
- 27.36%
- Behind by
- 14,188
Electors
2,13,223
Total votes polled
1,05,587
Valid votes
1,05,587
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
49.5%
Full result, Feb 2005
12 candidates · 1,05,587 valid votes
SANJAY SARAWAGIBJPwon
43,075
40.8%
MD. MUMTAZ ALAMRJD
28,887
27.4%
SATYA NARAYAN GAMILJP
23,908
22.6%
SANJAY KU. ROYIND
1,824
1.7%
MADHURI RANJEETA MAHAVIR DEVIBSP
1,636
1.6%
SHIVAN YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
1,516
1.4%
ABDUL ALLAMIND
1,339
1.3%
KAMOD PRASADSHS
915
0.9%
BAIDHNATH KHANDELBAL PATWAIND
773
0.7%
BHARAT YADAVIND
738
0.7%
KAPILDEO MAHASETHIND
554
0.5%
VIJAY KU. MAHTOAD
422
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sanjay Saraogi | BJP | 97,453 | 49.66% | Umesh Sahani | 24,593 |
| 2020 | Sanjay Saraogi | BJP | 84,144 | 49.32% | Amar Nath Gami | 10,639 |
| 2015 | SANJAY SARAOGI | BJP | 77,776 | 47.66% | OM PRAKASH KHERIA | 7,460 |
| 2010 | SANJAY SARAOGI | BJP | 64,136 | 54.08% | SULTAN AHMAD | 27,554 |
| Nov 2005 | SANJAY SARAOGI | BJP | 53,263 | 53.72% | DR. MADAN MOHAN JHA | 24,983 |
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 assembly constituency in 2025?
Sanjay Saraogi (BJP) won DARBHANGA in 2025, by a margin of 24,593 votes.
Which party has won DARBHANGA the most times?
BJP, with 7 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has DARBHANGA gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2025.
Who has won DARBHANGA the most times?
SANJAY SARAOGI, with 3 wins between 2005 and 2015.
