DARBHANGA
Constituency no. 14 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called DARBHANGA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 1999
Kirti Azad
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 16
Margin, 1999
55,548
7.33% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDMd Ali Ashraf Fatmi
- Votes
- 3,40,001
- Vote share
- 44.84%
- Behind by
- 55,548
Electors
10,43,388
Total votes polled
7,58,291
Valid votes
7,58,291
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.7%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 7,58,291 valid votes
Kirti AzadBJPwon
3,95,549
52.2%
Md Ali Ashraf FatmiRJD
3,40,001
44.8%
Baidyanath YadavCPI(ML)(L)
9,978
1.3%
Bishwanath MandalBSP
5,471
0.7%
Deo Narayan PaswanIND
4,190
0.6%
Umesh PaswanIND
1,133
0.1%
Lalit Mohan JhaIND
1,059
0.1%
Mithilesh Ku YadavIND
573
0.1%
Suresh PaswanIND
337
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GOPAL JEE THAKUR | BJP | 5,66,630 | 55.33% | LALIT KUMAR YADAV | 1,78,156 |
| 2019 | Gopal Jee Thakur | BJP | 5,86,668 | 60.79% | Abdul Bari Siddiqui | 2,67,979 |
| 2014 | KIRTI AZAD | BJP | 3,14,949 | 38.02% | MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI | 35,043 |
| 2009 | KIRTI AZAD | BJP | 2,39,268 | 43.85% | MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI | 46,453 |
| 2004 | MD. ALI ASHRAF FATMI | RJD | 4,27,672 | 56.08% | KIRTI AZAD | 1,43,463 |
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 constituency in 2024?
GOPAL JEE THAKUR (BJP) won DARBHANGA in 2024, by a margin of 1,78,156 votes.
Which party has won DARBHANGA the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DARBHANGA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won DARBHANGA the most times?
KIRTI AZAD, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
