# Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency

Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. Currently Gopal Jee Thakur of Bhartiya Janta Party is the Member of Parliament from Darbhanga Loksabha. In 2024 Indian general election, Gopal Jee Thakur won from this constituency.

## Assembly segments

From 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 79 | Gaura Bauram | Darbhanga | Swarna Singh | BJP | BJP |
| 80 | Benipur | Darbhanga | Binay Kumar Choudhary | JDU | BJP |
| 81 | Alinagar | Darbhanga | Mishri Lal Yadav | BJP | BJP |
| 82 | Darbhanga Rural | Darbhanga | Lalit Kumar Yadav | RJD | BJP |
| 83 | Darbhanga | Darbhanga | Sanjay Saraogi | BJP | BJP |
| 85 | Bahadurpur | Darbhanga | Madan Sahni | JDU | BJP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Abdul Jalil | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1952 | Narayan Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Narayan Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Narayan Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Satya Narayan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Binodanand Jha | Indian National Congress |
| 1972^ | Lalit Narayan Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Surendra Jha 'Suman' | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Hari Nath Mishra | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Vijay Kumar Mishra | Lokdal |
| 1989 | Shakeelur Rehman | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Ali Ashraf Fatmi | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Ali Ashraf Fatmi | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Ali Ashraf Fatmi | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Kirti Azad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Ali Ashraf Fatmi | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Kirti Azad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Kirti Azad | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Gopal Jee Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Gopal Jee Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Darbhanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Gopal Jee Thakur | 566,630 | 55.33 |
| | RJD | Lalit Kumar Yadav | 3,88,474 | 37.93 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,78,156 | 17.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,24,184 | 57.37 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general election: Darbhanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Gopal Jee Thakur | 586,668 | 60.79 | +22.81 |
| | RJD | Abdul Bari Siddiqui | 318,689 | 33.02 | |
| | IND | Saguni Ray | 13,774 | 1.43 | |
| | BSP | Md. Mukhtar | 11,255 | 1.17 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 20,468 | 2.12 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,67,979 | 27.77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,65,510 | 58.35 | +2.90 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Darbhanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kirti Azad | 3,14,949 | 37.98 | |
| | RJD | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi | 2,79,906 | 33.75 | |
| | JD(U) | Sanjay Kumar Jha | 1,04,494 | 12.61 | |
| | SHS | Kedar Ku Keshav | 25,277 | 3.05 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 21,103 | 2.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,043 | 4.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,29,289 | 55.45 | +13.80 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Darbhanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Kirti Azad | 2,39,268 | 43.85 |
| | RJD | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi | 1,92,815 | 35.33 |
| | INC | Ajay Kumar Jalan | 40,724 | 7.46 |
| | IND | Prof. Hare Ram Acharya | 12,977 | 2.38 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Sathy Narayn Mukhiya | 12,154 | 2.23 |
| | IND | Lalbahadur Yadav | 10,622 | 1.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,453 | 8.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,45,713 | 41.75 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Darbhanga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi | 4,27,672 | 56.07 |
| | BJP | Kirti Azad | 2,84,209 | 37.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,43,463 | 18.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,62,657 | |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | |