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Assembly constituency 82 · Bihar

Darbhanga Rural is assembly constituency number 82 in Bihar, in Darbhanga district, and one of the segments of the Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Rajesh Kumar Mandal of the Janata Dal (United) won with 44.0% of the vote, 18,392 votes ahead of Lalit Kumar Yadav (RJD).

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Darbhanga Rural · 2025AC 82
  1. 01
    Rajesh Kumar Mandal
    JD(U)
    80,624
    44.05%
  2. 02
    Lalit Kumar Yadav
    RJD
    62,232
    34.00%
  3. 03
    Md Jalaluddin Sahil
    AIMIM
    17,008
    9.29%
  4. 04
    Shyam Paswan
    Independent
    4,638
    2.53%
  5. 05
    Shoaib Ahmed Khan
    JNSRJP
    3,814
    2.08%
  6. 8 other candidates · 10,216 votesNOTA · 4,516 (2.47%)

Margin 18,392 votes · 10.05% of valid votes

2,90,287
Registered electors
2025 election
63.1%
Turnout
+8.9 pts vs 2020
18,392
Victory margin
10.0% of valid votes
Nov 2025 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,048 valid votes, NOTA included.

Darbhanga Rural 2025 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajesh Kumar MandalMale · 44 yrsJD(U)80,624
44.05%
2Lalit Kumar YadavMale · 59 yrsRJD62,232
34.00%
3Md Jalaluddin SahilMale · 53 yrsAIMIM17,008
9.29%
4Shyam PaswanMale · 48 yrs · SCIndependent4,638
2.53%
—NOTANOTA4,516
2.47%
5Shoaib Ahmed KhanMale · 52 yrsJNSRJP3,814
2.08%
6Ram Sukamar YadavMale · 46 yrsIndependent2,901
1.58%
7Jai Kishun SahniMale · 30 yrsIndependent2,330
1.27%
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8Jagat Narayan NayakMale · 69 yrsBSP2,118
1.16%
9Mohammad KalamMale · 39 yrsBJNJGD744
0.41%
10Abdul QuddusMale · 52 yrsIndependent639
0.35%
11Uday Chandra ChaupalMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent585
0.32%
12Pradeep Kumar MishraMale · 34 yrsAJPP472
0.26%
13RoshanMale · 27 yrsVIPty427
0.23%
Past results

The seat changed hands: RJD won in 2020, JD(U) in 2025.

0%20%40%60%2010201520202025JD(U) 44.0%RJD 34.0%AIMIM 9.3%LJP 11.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2025Rajesh Kumar MandalJD(U) · 44.0% · margin 18,392Turnout63.1%
2020Lalit Kumar YadavRJD · 41.3% · margin 2,141Turnout54.1%
2015Lalit Kumar YadavRJD · 51.4% · margin 34,491Turnout52.1%
2010Lalit Kumar YadavRJD · 29.3% · margin 3,676Turnout45.6%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Darbhanga Rural result 2020

Darbhanga Rural 2020 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lalit Kumar YadavRJD64,929
41.26%
2Faraz FatmiJD(U)62,788
39.90%
3Pradeep Kumar ThakurLJP17,605
11.19%
—NOTANOTA3,937
2.50%
4Deo Narayan GuptaIndependent3,032
1.93%
5Azizur RahamanIndependent2,088
1.33%
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6Sunil Kumar MandalBSP1,659
1.05%
7Rakesh Kumar MandalRJBP1,310
0.83%

Darbhanga Rural result 2015

Darbhanga Rural 2015 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lalit Kumar YadavRJD70,557
51.38%
2Naushad AhmadHAMS36,066
26.26%
3Chandrakant SinghJAPL6,690
4.87%
—NOTANOTA4,671
3.40%
4Jay Kant JhaIndependent3,686
2.68%
5Vishwanath MandalIndependent3,466
2.52%
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6Md Jasim HaiderIndependent3,018
2.20%
7Ram Dayal SahniBSP2,925
2.13%
8Sanichari DeviCPI(ML)(L)1,624
1.18%
9Kapleshwar RamIndependent1,389
1.01%
10Mithilesh Kumar YadavSP1,345
0.98%
11Shiv Narayan MandalShiv Sena1,321
0.96%
12Ravi RanjanBJND570
0.42%

Darbhanga Rural result 2010

Darbhanga Rural 2010 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Lalit Kumar YadavRJD29,776
29.27%
2Ashraf HussainJD(U)26,100
25.65%
3Madan Kumar YadavIndependent12,485
12.27%
4Shamshad Ahmad KhanIndependent6,965
6.85%
5Dr. Chaudhry Chandramani NagendraIndependent4,245
4.17%
6Abdul Hadi SiddiquiINC4,240
4.17%
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7Narendra Kumar JhaNCP3,145
3.09%
8Sanjay Kumar JhaIndependent2,665
2.62%
9Dhuruv Narayan JhaIndependent2,477
2.43%
10Ashok KumarIndependent2,444
2.40%
11Md. Tarikul IslamBSP1,685
1.66%
12Vinod Kumar MahtoIndependent1,677
1.65%
13Shanichri DeviCPI(ML)(L)1,604
1.58%
14Badre AlamJD(S)1,321
1.30%
15Ganeshi SahuIndependent916
0.90%
Map

Darbhanga Rural outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Darbhanga district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Darbhanga Rural is one of the assembly segments of Darbhanga. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Darbhanga candidates.

  • Gopal Jee ThakurBJP88,539 55.1%
  • Lalit Kumar YadavRJD64,464 40.1%
  • Saroj Chaudharymimm2,894 1.8%
  • Durgananda Mahavir NayakBSP1,486 0.9%
  • Mithilesh MahtoIndependent1,164 0.7%

In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 24,075 EVM votes.

Open Darbhanga Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Darbhanga Rural.

Who won the Darbhanga Rural assembly seat in 2025?

Rajesh Kumar Mandal of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Darbhanga Rural in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 80,624 votes, which was 44.05% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Darbhanga Rural?

The margin was 18,392 votes (10.05% of valid votes). The runner-up was Lalit Kumar Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 62,232 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Darbhanga Rural in 2025?

Turnout was 63.07%: 1,83,072 of 2,90,287 registered electors voted, across 343 polling stations. That is 8.9 points higher than in 2020.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Darbhanga Rural part of?

Darbhanga Rural is an assembly segment of the Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Gopal Jee Thakur got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Darbhanga Rural a reserved constituency?

No. Darbhanga Rural is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Darbhanga Rural?

The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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