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Darbhanga, Bihar — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Darbhanga (Bihar) was won by Gopal Jee Thakur (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 267,979 votes over Abdul Bari Siddiqui. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Darbhanga, Bihar, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Shree Narayan Dass Indian National Congress 157,710 48.8% Abdul Jalil (Praja Socialist Party) 93,671 (29.0 pts)
1962 Shree Narayan Das Indian National Congress 106,979 55.3% Harish Chandra Mishra (Swatantra Party) 60,337 (31.2 pts)
1967 S. N. Sinha Indian National Congress 143,335 43.2% D. Podar (Samyukta Socialist Party) 53,073 (16.0 pts)
1971 Vinoda Nand Jha Indian National Congress 130,263 34.3% Surendra Jha Suman (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 57,146 (15.1 pts)
1977 Surendra Jha Suman Bharatiya Lok Dal 306,857 73.6% Radhanandan Jha (Indian National Congress) 212,002 (50.8 pts)
1980 Hari Nath Mishra Congress (I) 225,584 48.2% Hukmdeo Narayan Yadav (Janata Party (Secular)) 58,201 (12.4 pts)
1984 Vijay Kumar Mishra LKD 224,540 51.5% Hari Nath Mishra (Indian National Congress) 72,167 (16.5 pts)
1989 Shakeeul Rahman Janata Dal 356,894 55.0% Nagendra Jha (Baghant) (Indian National Congress) 78,457 (12.1 pts)
1991 Md. Ali Asraf Fatmi Janata Dal 318,253 51.7% Nagendra Jha (Indian National Congress) 139,978 (22.7 pts)
1996 Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi Janata Dal 321,828 51.9% Dhirendra Kumar Jha (Bharatiya Janata Party) 104,021 (16.8 pts)
1998 Md.Ali Asharaf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal 315,503 43.3% Tara Kant Jha (Bharatiya Janata Party) 36,108 (5.0 pts)
1999 Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 395,549 52.2% Md Ali Ashraf Fatmi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 55,548 (7.3 pts)
2004 Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal 427,672 56.1% Kirti Azad (Bharatiya Janata Party) 143,463 (18.8 pts)
2009 Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 239,268 43.8% Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 46,453 (8.5 pts)
2014 Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 314,949 38.0% Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 35,043 (4.2 pts)
2019 Gopal Jee Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 586,668 62.1% Abdul Bari Siddiqui (Rashtriya Janata Dal) 267,979 (28.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shree Narayan Dass Indian National Congress 157,710 48.8%
Abdul Jalil Praja Socialist Party 64,039 19.8%
Nageshwar Mishra Independent 50,468 15.6%
Suraj Chaudhary Independent 26,134 8.1%
Harish Chandra Mishra Independent 25,044 7.7%
Rameshwar Sahu Indian National Congress 0 0.0%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shree Narayan Das Indian National Congress 106,979 55.3%
Harish Chandra Mishra Swatantra Party 46,642 24.1%
Mohammad Yaqub Praja Socialist Party 39,720 20.5%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. N. Sinha Indian National Congress 143,335 43.2%
D. Podar Samyukta Socialist Party 90,262 27.2%
J. N. Singh Independent 31,320 9.4%
S. Verma Bharatiya Jana Sangh 21,739 6.5%
D. C. Jha Praja Socialist Party 20,195 6.1%
J. P. Nishadh Independent 14,427 4.3%
H. Mishra Swatantra Party 10,617 3.2%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vinoda Nand Jha Indian National Congress 130,263 34.3%
Surendra Jha Suman Bharatiya Jana Sangh 73,117 19.3%
Devi Dutt Poodar Samyukta Socialist Party 54,699 14.4%
Kamran Independent 47,788 12.6%
Ramballabh Jalan Communist Party of India 37,876 10.0%
Satya Narain Yadav Swatantra Party 28,912 7.6%
Harish Chandra Mishra Independent 2,711 0.7%
Phulmati Devi Independent 1,613 0.4%
Haribansh Pandey Independent 1,408 0.4%
Revati Charan Mazumdar Independent 933 0.2%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Surendra Jha Suman Bharatiya Lok Dal 306,857 73.6%
Radhanandan Jha Indian National Congress 94,855 22.7%
Jageshwar Yadav Independent 4,775 1.1%
Shobhakant Jha Independent 4,602 1.1%
Harishchandra Mishra Independent 2,286 0.5%
Ram Narain Singh Independent 1,875 0.4%
Hem Kant Chaudhary Independent 1,189 0.3%
Nageshwar Singh Independent 643 0.2%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hari Nath Mishra Congress (I) 225,584 48.2%
Hukmdeo Narayan Yadav Janata Party (Secular) 167,383 35.7%
Surendra Jha Suman Janata Party 63,004 13.5%
Dinraj Sandilya Independent 3,396 0.7%
Bhupendra Choudhary Independent 2,098 0.4%
Mokim Independent 1,386 0.3%
Surya Mahaseth Independent 1,218 0.3%
Sheikh Suab Independent 1,198 0.3%
Harish Chandra Mishra Independent 1,157 0.2%
Serva Narain Choudhary Independent 1,081 0.2%
Darwari Lal Kewat Independent 846 0.2%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vijay Kumar Mishra LKD 224,540 51.5%
Hari Nath Mishra Indian National Congress 152,373 34.9%
Tarakant Jha Bharatiya Janata Party 33,246 7.6%
Tej Narayan Yadav Independent 8,678 2.0%
Abdul Aziz Independent 4,286 1.0%
A. Kafi Janata Party 3,849 0.9%
Braj Kisor Sahni Independent 1,585 0.4%
Mohan Yadav Independent 1,582 0.4%
Ramanand Singh Independent 1,363 0.3%
Vijay Chandra Mishra Independent 1,001 0.2%
Ram Sewak Paswan Independent 889 0.2%
Nandan Das Independent 580 0.1%
Darbari Lal Kewat Independent 479 0.1%
Ezaj A. Sadique Independent 455 0.1%
Suraj Mahaseth Independent 370 0.1%
Harishchandra Mishra Mithlendu Independent 322 0.1%
Ramsharan Jha Independent 319 0.1%
Ravi Kumar Independent 192 0.0%
Raghubir Kumar Sharma Independent 169 0.0%
Ram Dular Jha Independent 137 0.0%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shakeeul Rahman Janata Dal 356,894 55.0%
Nagendra Jha (Baghant) Indian National Congress 278,437 42.9%
Jawahar Yadav JNP (JP) 3,576 0.6%
Shivaji Nirala Independent 2,822 0.4%
Ram Sogarath Yadav Independent 904 0.1%
Shib Narain Rai DDP 860 0.1%
Naseem Rahmani Independent 667 0.1%
Bhubneshwar Prakash Kushwaha Independent 530 0.1%
Narendra Jha (Jaiwar) Independent 502 0.1%
Md. Naseem (Raja) Independent 499 0.1%
Darwari Lal Kewat LKD (B) 441 0.1%
Thakko Mahto Independent 411 0.1%
Premanand Choudhary Independent 360 0.1%
Md. Mojahid Independent 326 0.1%
Rabindra Jha Independent 304 0.0%
Ram Chandra Mahtha Independent 280 0.0%
Ramnarain Singh Independent 257 0.0%
Raju Purbey Independent 228 0.0%
Suraj Mahaseth Independent 161 0.0%
Ashok Prasad Singh Independent 156 0.0%
Aneesur Rahman Independent 112 0.0%
Syd. Azaj Hassan Imam Azam Independent 95 0.0%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Md. Ali Asraf Fatmi Janata Dal 318,253 51.7%
Nagendra Jha Indian National Congress 178,275 29.0%
Dhirendra Kumar Jha Bharatiya Janata Party 79,163 12.9%
Hukum Deo Narayan Yadava Janata Party 24,543 4.0%
Umadhar Prasad Singh Independent 10,234 1.7%
Shahid Anwar Hasmi Independent 711 0.1%
Vinod Kumar Yadav Independent 628 0.1%
Ram Sogarath Yadav Independent 415 0.1%
Mohan Gosain Independent 412 0.1%
Anbar Imam Independent 411 0.1%
Samad Mansoor Independent 408 0.1%
Swaran Lata Choudhary (W) Independent 255 0.0%
Samsul Haque Independent 205 0.0%
Raj Kumar Nayan Independent 204 0.0%
Birendra Paswan Independent 170 0.0%
Amar Nath Mishra Independent 146 0.0%
Din Raj Sandilya Independent 128 0.0%
Kameshwar Kumar Independent 115 0.0%
Akhilesh Kumar Singh Independent 101 0.0%
Suresh Yadav Independent 101 0.0%
Ajoy Kumar Lohiya Independent 93 0.0%
Kamrudin Independent 92 0.0%
Anwar Alam Independent 91 0.0%
Suraj Mahaseth Independent 76 0.0%
Ram Narayan Singh Independent 60 0.0%
Krishna Mohan Prasad Singh Independent 57 0.0%
Pankaj Vajaj Independent 57 0.0%
Tarik Rafique Independent 51 0.0%
Md. Haidar Independent 39 0.0%
Akwal Shayda Independent 39 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi Janata Dal 321,828 51.9%
Dhirendra Kumar Jha Bharatiya Janata Party 217,807 35.1%
Nagendra Jha Indian National Congress 67,305 10.9%
Jamil Ahmad Khan RAM 1,895 0.3%
Mohan Goswami Independent 1,810 0.3%
Ram Narayan Singh Independent 1,643 0.3%
Thakko Mahto Independent 1,312 0.2%
Madan Mohan Choudhary AIIC(T) 1,053 0.2%
Madan Sahni Independent 883 0.1%
Navin Kumar Jha Independent 804 0.1%
Shiv Narayan Mandal Independent 642 0.1%
Rajendra Sah Independent 631 0.1%
Binod Yadav Independent 510 0.1%
Vinod Yadav Independent 475 0.1%
Faryaj Ahmad Independent 439 0.1%
Bindeshwar Jha Independent 199 0.0%
Prem Shankar Jha Independent 165 0.0%
Anwar Imam Sanjar Independent 159 0.0%
Surya Na. Yadav Independent 155 0.0%
Pramod Ku. Choudhary Independent 154 0.0%
Md. Sabir Hussain Independent 130 0.0%
Shravan Jha Independent 126 0.0%
Ramraji Yadav Independent 100 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Md.Ali Asharaf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal 315,503 43.3%
Tara Kant Jha Bharatiya Janata Party 279,395 38.4%
Ghulam Sarwar Janata Dal 76,102 10.4%
Bijoy Kant Thakur CPI (Marxist) 32,305 4.4%
Shashi Devi CPI (ML) Liberation 6,562 0.9%
Padmasha Jha Indian National Congress 4,865 0.7%
Mahadeo Jayaswal Shiv Sena 4,440 0.6%
Saif Alam Independent 2,402 0.3%
Bindeshar Thakur LS 2,251 0.3%
Ajun Mahto Independent 2,207 0.3%
Singheshwar Dhankar Independent 1,568 0.2%
Md.Abbas RAM 471 0.1%
Syed Sohali Ahmed Nomani AIIC(S) 364 0.0%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 395,549 52.2%
Md Ali Ashraf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal 340,001 44.8%
Baidyanath Yadav CPI (ML) Liberation 9,978 1.3%
Bishwanath Mandal Bahujan Samaj Party 5,471 0.7%
Deo Narayan Paswan Independent 4,190 0.6%
Umesh Paswan Independent 1,133 0.1%
Lalit Mohan Jha Independent 1,059 0.1%
Mithilesh Ku Yadav Independent 573 0.1%
Suresh Paswan Independent 337 0.0%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal 427,672 56.1%
Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 284,209 37.3%
Safi Ahmad Independent 13,546 1.8%
Baidya Nath Yadav CPI (ML) Liberation 13,443 1.8%
Kamal Narayan Sahu Bahujan Samaj Party 7,583 1.0%
Md. Safi Alam Independent 7,534 1.0%
Mithilesh Kumar Yadav Samajwadi Party 3,620 0.5%
Ram Swarath Safi Independent 3,105 0.4%
Jhari Lal Das Independent 1,945 0.3%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 239,268 43.8%
Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal 192,815 35.3%
Ajay Kumar Jalan Indian National Congress 40,724 7.5%
Prof. Hare Ram Acharya Independent 12,977 2.4%
Sathy Narayn Mukhiya CPI (ML) Liberation 12,154 2.2%
Lalbahadur Yadav Independent 10,622 1.9%
Yugeshwar Sahani Bahujan Samaj Party 9,234 1.7%
Bharat Yadav Independent 6,736 1.2%
Abdur Rahim Independent 4,918 0.9%
Govind Acharya Independent 3,755 0.7%
Md. Nizamuddin IJP 3,540 0.6%
Md. Khurseed Alam AD 3,167 0.6%
Durga Nand Mahabir Nayak BJJD 3,086 0.6%
Kumari Sureshwari RMEP 2,717 0.5%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kirti Azad Bharatiya Janata Party 314,949 38.0%
Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal 279,906 33.8%
Sanjay Kumar Jha Janata Dal (United) 104,494 12.6%
Kedar Ku. Keshav Shiv Sena 25,277 3.1%
None Of The Above Independent 21,103 2.5%
Pravin Kumar Jha Independent 16,125 1.9%
Haday Na. Yadav CPI (Marxist) 11,606 1.4%
Krishna Kumar Paswan Independent 10,080 1.2%
Colonel Lakshmeshwar Mishra CPI (ML) Liberation 9,111 1.1%
Durga Nand Mahavir Nayak Bahujan Samaj Party 8,835 1.1%
Dr. Prabhat Ranjan Das Aam Aadmi Party 7,550 0.9%
Pradeep Paswan Independent 5,963 0.7%
Sadre Alam Khan ABMP 4,558 0.6%
Jainath BMP 2,956 0.4%
Brahmadeo Prasad Karyee BVP 2,929 0.4%
Faisal Ahmad JDR 2,900 0.4%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gopal Jee Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 586,668 62.1%
Abdul Bari Siddiqui Rashtriya Janata Dal 318,689 33.7%
Saguni Ray Independent 13,774 1.5%
Md. Mukhtar Bahujan Samaj Party 11,255 1.2%
Saroj Kumar Chaudhary MMM 4,413 0.5%
Sanjay Paswan Independent 4,396 0.5%
Pankaj Kumar Singh Independent 2,769 0.3%
Abdul Aziz Independent 2,564 0.3%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 29.0 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 31.2 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 16.0 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 15.1 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 50.8 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 12.4 pts 1984: LKD margin 16.5 pts 1989: Janata Dal margin 12.1 pts 1991: Janata Dal margin 22.7 pts 1996: Janata Dal margin 16.8 pts 1998: Rashtriya Janata Dal margin 5.0 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 7.3 pts 2004: Rashtriya Janata Dal margin 18.8 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 8.5 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.2 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 28.4 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Darbhanga has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), LKD, Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Darbhanga in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Gopal Jee Thakur (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Darbhanga, Bihar, in 2019 with 586,668 votes (62.1%), a margin of 267,979 votes over Abdul Bari Siddiqui.

Which parties have won Darbhanga since 1957?

Since 1957, Darbhanga has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, LKD, Rashtriya Janata Dal.

What was the closest result in Darbhanga?

The closest result on record for Darbhanga was 2014, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Rashtriya Janata Dal by just 35,043 votes (4.2 percentage points).

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