Darbhanga

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Rashtriya Janata Dal

Md.Ali Asharaf Fatmi

Rashtriya Janata Dal

Victory Margin
36,108
Margin %
4.90%
Total Electors
1,043,327
Votes Polled
740,510
Turnout
71.00%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
13
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
55
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Md.Ali Asharaf Fatmi

Rashtriya Janata Dal

315,503
42.60%
Male
#2
Tara Kant Jha

Bharatiya Janata Party

279,395
37.70%
Male
#3
Ghulam Sarwar

Janata Dal

76,102
10.30%
Male
#4
Bijoy Kant Thakur

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

32,305
4.40%
Male
#5
Shashi Devi

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

6,562
0.90%
Male
#6
Padmasha Jha

Indian National Congress

4,865
0.70%
Male
#7
Mahadeo Jayaswal

Shiv Sena

4,440
0.60%
Male
#8
Saif Alam

Independent

2,402
0.30%
Male
#9
Bindeshar Thakur

Lok Shakti

2,251
0.30%
Male
#10
Ajun Mahto

Independent

2,207
0.30%
Male
#11
Singheshwar Dhankar

Independent

1,568
0.20%
Male
#12
Md.Abbas

Rashtriya Aikta Manch

471
0.10%
Male
#13
Syed Sohali Ahmed Nomani

All India Indira Congress (SECULAR)

364
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Md.Ali Asharaf Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal 315,503 42.60%
2 Tara Kant Jha Bharatiya Janata Party 279,395 37.70%
3 Ghulam Sarwar Janata Dal 76,102 10.30%
4 Bijoy Kant Thakur Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 32,305 4.40%
5 Shashi Devi Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 6,562 0.90%
6 Padmasha Jha Indian National Congress 4,865 0.70%
7 Mahadeo Jayaswal Shiv Sena 4,440 0.60%
8 Saif Alam Independent 2,402 0.30%
9 Bindeshar Thakur Lok Shakti 2,251 0.30%
10 Ajun Mahto Independent 2,207 0.30%
11 Singheshwar Dhankar Independent 1,568 0.20%
12 Md.Abbas Rashtriya Aikta Manch 471 0.10%
13 Syed Sohali Ahmed Nomani All India Indira Congress (SECULAR) 364 0.00%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Md.Ali Asharaf Fatmi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) won the Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 36,108 votes (4.90%%).

The voter turnout in Darbhanga for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 71.00%%.

13 candidates contested from Darbhanga constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Darbhanga is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.