Who won Darbhanga in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Sanjay Saraogi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Darbhanga constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Amar Nath Gami of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 10,639 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Darbhanga?

Sanjay Saraogi won Darbhanga by 10,639 votes, which is 6.26% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Darbhanga in 2020?

Voter turnout in Darbhanga constituency was 55.79% in the 2020 election, with 1,70,606 votes cast out of 3,05,788 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 83

Darbhanga (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Sanjay Saraogi

Bharatiya Janata Party

84,144

votes

Runner-Up

Amar Nath Gami

Rashtriya Janata Dal

73,505

votes

Won by 10,639 votes

Margin: 6.26%

Total Valid Votes: 1,69,937

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Darbhanga seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Sanjay Saraogi (BJP), Amar Nath Gami (RJD), Shankar Kumar Jha (IND), Mahendra Lal Das (IND), Sujeet Kumar Chaudhary (JP), Mithilesh Chandra Sahni (IND), Siya Ram Paswan (JAPL), MD. Amjad Khan (SJDD), Nooruddin Zangi (SDPI), Sanjay Kumar Roy (RAUNTP), Santosh Kumar Purve (RSTJNVKSP), Vijayshree Prasad (RPPRINAT), Sanjay Kumar Jha (IND), RAUSHENDRA KUMAR (BHRTLKCHTP), Mohammad Mojahid (SUCI), Md. Pintu Khan (LOKJANP), RAJ KUMAR MAHTO (YKP), Lal Babu Mahto (AIFB), Mahendra Kumar Paswan (BGMP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Darbhanga constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	83	Darbhanga	Sanjay Saraogi	BJP	Lotus	MALE	50	GENERAL	84,005	139	84,144	49.32%	0.00%	Won
2	83	Darbhanga	Amar Nath Gami	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	49	GENERAL	73,135	370	73,505	43.08%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	83	Darbhanga	Shankar Kumar Jha	IND	Bat	MALE	32	GENERAL	2,755	2	2,757	1.62%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	83	Darbhanga	Mahendra Lal Das	IND	Almirah	MALE	67	GENERAL	2,152	0	2,152	1.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	83	Darbhanga	Sujeet Kumar Chaudhary	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	45	GENERAL	2,093	0	2,093	1.23%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	83	Darbhanga	Mithilesh Chandra Sahni	IND	Apple	MALE	39	GENERAL	1,348	0	1,348	0.79%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	83	Darbhanga	Siya Ram Paswan	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	49	SC	1,040	5	1,045	0.61%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	83	Darbhanga	MD. Amjad Khan	SJDD	Air Conditioner	MALE	39	GENERAL	709	1	710	0.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	83	Darbhanga	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	667	2	669	0.39%	0.00%
10	83	Darbhanga	Nooruddin Zangi	SDPI	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	42	GENERAL	519	4	523	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	83	Darbhanga	Sanjay Kumar Roy	RAUNTP	Whistle	MALE	52	GENERAL	256	1	257	0.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	83	Darbhanga	Santosh Kumar Purve	RSTJNVKSP	Baby Walker	MALE	36	GENERAL	238	0	238	0.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	83	Darbhanga	Vijayshree Prasad	RPPRINAT	COMPUTER	FEMALE	61	GENERAL	212	0	212	0.12%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	83	Darbhanga	Sanjay Kumar Jha	IND	Balloon	MALE	46	GENERAL	170	0	170	0.10%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	83	Darbhanga	RAUSHENDRA KUMAR	BHRTLKCHTP	Bicycle Pump	MALE	26	GENERAL	159	0	159	0.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	83	Darbhanga	Mohammad Mojahid	SUCI	Battery torch	MALE	39	GENERAL	157	0	157	0.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	83	Darbhanga	Md. Pintu Khan	LOKJANP	Triangle	MALE	36	GENERAL	134	1	135	0.08%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	83	Darbhanga	RAJ KUMAR MAHTO	YKP	Water Melon	MALE	50	SC	118	1	119	0.07%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	83	Darbhanga	Lal Babu Mahto	AIFB	Lion	MALE	38	SC	117	0	117	0.07%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	83	Darbhanga	Mahendra Kumar Paswan	BGMP	Bead Necklace	MALE	57	SC	96	0	96	0.06%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Sanjay Saraogi

BJP

Won

Total Votes84,144

% of Valid + NOTA49.32%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes84,005Postal Votes139% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Amar Nath Gami

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes73,505

% of Valid + NOTA43.08%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes73,135Postal Votes370% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Shankar Kumar Jha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,757

% of Valid + NOTA1.62%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,755Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Mahendra Lal Das

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,152

% of Valid + NOTA1.26%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge67CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,152Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Sujeet Kumar Chaudhary

Forfeited

Total Votes2,093

% of Valid + NOTA1.23%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,093Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Mithilesh Chandra Sahni

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,348

% of Valid + NOTA0.79%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,348Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Siya Ram Paswan

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,045

% of Valid + NOTA0.61%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge49CategorySCGeneral Votes1,040Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

MD. Amjad Khan

SJDD

Forfeited

Total Votes710

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes709Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

NOTA

Total Votes669

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes667Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Nooruddin Zangi

SDPI

Forfeited

Total Votes523

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes519Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Sanjay Kumar Roy

RAUNTP

Forfeited

Total Votes257

% of Valid + NOTA0.15%

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SymbolWhistleGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes256Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Santosh Kumar Purve

RSTJNVKSP

Forfeited

Total Votes238

% of Valid + NOTA0.14%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes238Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Vijayshree Prasad

RPPRINAT

Forfeited

Total Votes212

% of Valid + NOTA0.12%

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SymbolCOMPUTERGenderFEMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes212Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Sanjay Kumar Jha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes170

% of Valid + NOTA0.10%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes170Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

RAUSHENDRA KUMAR

BHRTLKCHTP

Forfeited

Total Votes159

% of Valid + NOTA0.09%

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SymbolBicycle PumpGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes159Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Mohammad Mojahid

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes157

% of Valid + NOTA0.09%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes157Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Md. Pintu Khan

LOKJANP

Forfeited

Total Votes135

% of Valid + NOTA0.08%

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SymbolTriangleGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes134Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

RAJ KUMAR MAHTO

YKP

Forfeited

Total Votes119

% of Valid + NOTA0.07%

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SymbolWater MelonGenderMALEAge50CategorySCGeneral Votes118Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Lal Babu Mahto

AIFB

Forfeited

Total Votes117

% of Valid + NOTA0.07%

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SymbolLionGenderMALEAge38CategorySCGeneral Votes117Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 83 · Darbhanga

Mahendra Kumar Paswan

BGMP

Forfeited

Total Votes96

% of Valid + NOTA0.06%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge57CategorySCGeneral Votes96Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP49.32%

RJD43.08%

IND1.62%

IND1.26%

JP1.23%

IND0.79%

JAPL0.61%

SJDD0.42%

NOTA0.39%

SDPI0.31%

RAUNTP0.15%

RSTJNVKSP0.14%

RPPRINAT0.12%

IND0.10%

BHRTLKCHTP0.09%

SUCI0.09%

LOKJANP0.08%

YKP0.07%

AIFB0.07%

BGMP0.06%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Sanjay Saraogi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Darbhanga seat by a margin of 10,639 votes (6.26% of total votes), defeating Amar Nath Gami of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 55.79%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,05,788

Total Voters

1,70,606

Turnout

55.79%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,62,452 / 1,43,326 / 10

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

90,438 / 79,641 / 1

Postal Votes

526

Service Electors

400

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	19	1	20
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	18	1	19
Forfeited Deposit	16	1	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,69,937

NOTA:669

Rejected / Test:0

EVM Votes

1,70,080

Postal Votes

526

Valid Postal

524

NOTA % of Valid

0.39%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

439

Avg. Electors / Station

~697

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Darbhanga in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Sanjay Saraogi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Darbhanga constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Amar Nath Gami of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 10,639 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Darbhanga?: Sanjay Saraogi won Darbhanga by 10,639 votes, which is 6.26% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Darbhanga in 2020?: Voter turnout in Darbhanga constituency was 55.79% in the 2020 election, with 1,70,606 votes cast out of 3,05,788 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Darbhanga in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Darbhanga seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Sanjay Saraogi (BJP), Amar Nath Gami (RJD), Shankar Kumar Jha (IND), Mahendra Lal Das (IND), Sujeet Kumar Chaudhary (JP), Mithilesh Chandra Sahni (IND), Siya Ram Paswan (JAPL), MD. Amjad Khan (SJDD), Nooruddin Zangi (SDPI), Sanjay Kumar Roy (RAUNTP), Santosh Kumar Purve (RSTJNVKSP), Vijayshree Prasad (RPPRINAT), Sanjay Kumar Jha (IND), RAUSHENDRA KUMAR (BHRTLKCHTP), Mohammad Mojahid (SUCI), Md. Pintu Khan (LOKJANP), RAJ KUMAR MAHTO (YKP), Lal Babu Mahto (AIFB), Mahendra Kumar Paswan (BGMP). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Darbhanga?: Shankar Kumar Jha (IND), Mahendra Lal Das (IND), Sujeet Kumar Chaudhary (JP), Mithilesh Chandra Sahni (IND), Siya Ram Paswan (JAPL), MD. Amjad Khan (SJDD), Nooruddin Zangi (SDPI), Sanjay Kumar Roy (RAUNTP), Santosh Kumar Purve (RSTJNVKSP), Vijayshree Prasad (RPPRINAT), Sanjay Kumar Jha (IND), RAUSHENDRA KUMAR (BHRTLKCHTP), Mohammad Mojahid (SUCI), Md. Pintu Khan (LOKJANP), RAJ KUMAR MAHTO (YKP), Lal Babu Mahto (AIFB), Mahendra Kumar Paswan (BGMP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Darbhanga election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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