Darbhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Darbhanga | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Darbhanga
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| Coordinates: 26°08′58″N 85°51′03″E / 26.14944°N 85.85083°ECoordinates: 26°08′58″N 85°51′03″E / 26.14944°N 85.85083°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Darbhanga |
| Constituency No. | 83 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 14. Darbhanga |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Darbhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: दरभंगा विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar. In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Darbhanga will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 83 Darbhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Darbhanga municipal corporation; Kabir Chak, Kansi, Ranipur, Sara Mahamad, Shisho East, Shisho West, Basudeopur, Sahbajpur gram panchayats of Darbhanga community development block.
Darbhanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 14 Darbhanga (Lok Sabha constituency).
In the 2010, state assembly elections, Sanjay Saraogi of BJP won the Darbhanga assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Sultan Ahmad of RJD . Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Sultan Ahmad of RJD defeated Shiv Nath Verma of BJP in 2000. Shiv Nath Verma of BJP defeated Abdul Majid Ansari of JD in 1995. Kameshwar Purve of JD defeated Vijay Kant Thakur of CPI(M) in 1990. Asfak Ansari of Congress defeated Ramashray Rai, Independent, in 1985. Abdul Sami Nadvi of Congress defeated Kameshwar Purbe of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh). Shivnath Verma of JP defeated Ram Ballabh Jalan of CPI in 1977.
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