The Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency (numbered 82) is a General (unreserved) seat in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, which is the key segment of the greater Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency. It consists of rural areas, with a reliance on agriculture and proximity to Darbhanga city.
The RJD has dominated the political field in the constituency. The sitting MLA, Lalit Kumar Yadav of the RJD, won a third consecutive term in 2010 for the seat, though it has undergone a classification change from a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved seat to a General seat in 2010.
Darbhanga Rural Election 2025 Date
The polling in the Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency is tentatively scheduled to take place in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections. Based on the widely reported calendar for 2025, the probable date for voting is November 6, 2025. The counting of votes and declaration of the result is expected to occur on November 14, 2025.
Darbhanga Rural, Bihar Election Result 2020
In the 2020 Assembly election, the seat was narrowly secured by the incumbent RJD candidate Lalit Kumar Yadav. He earned 64,929 votes, with a vote share of 42.3%. Yadav won by a slender margin of 2,141 votes, a margin of 1.4%, over runner-up Faraz Fatmi of JD(U). The overall voter turnout in this election was 57.09% of the registered electors. The total number of electors in the 2020 election was 2,75,616.
Darbhanga Rural Vidhan Sabha Chunav 2025: Candidates List
Following candidates are in the running for the seat of Darbhanga Rural on polling day:
Abdul Quddus – IND
Jagat Narayan Nayak – BSP
Jai Kishun Sahni – IND
Lalit Kumar Yadav – RJD
Md Jalaluddin Sahil – All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Mohammad Kalam – Bharat Jan Jagran Dal
Pradeep Kumar Mishra – Aam Janta Pragati Party
Rajesh Kumar Mandal – JD(U)
Ram Sukamar Yadav – IND
Roshan – Vikas Insaf Party
Shoaib Ahmed Khan – Jan Suraaj Party
Shyam Paswan – IND
Uday Chandra Chaupal – IND
Darbhanga Rural, Bihar Assembly Election Voting Time
In Darbhanga Rural, the polling usually starts at 7:00 AM and ends at 5:00 PM. The Election Commission of India will announce the actual and final timing.
What is the Population Darbhanga Rural?
Darbhanga Rural (Constituency No. 82) covers the entire Manigachhi community development block and 17 Gram Panchayats from the Darbhanga community development block. It serves as an important agrarian area, situated just outside the Darbhanga municipal limits, which leads to a blend of rural issues with developing urban influences. The population in the area was reported as 5,12,263 in 2024.
How many Darbhanga Rural Registered Voters?
The total number of registered electors in the Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency as reported during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was 2,98,481.
Darbhanga Rural was Established in?
The Darbhanga Rural Assembly constituency was created in 1977. It was previously a reserved seat for the Scheduled Caste (SC) community. After the recommendations of Delimitation Commission in 2008, the seat was declassified as a General (unreserved) constituency from the 2010 Assembly Elections.
