Darbhanga Assembly Election Result 2025 Highlights: Sanjay Saraogi Wins With Margin Of More Than 24,000

Bharatiya Janata Party's Sanjay Saraogi is has bagged the Darbhanga seat with a margin of 24593 votes and a total of 97453 votes in his kitty.

Bharatiya Janata Party's Sanjay Saraogi is set to capture the Darbhanga seat in Bihar as voting nears end. The BJP leader has a lead of 22498 votes by the 24th round of voting. Only 2 rounds are left before the final verdict of the seat.

BJP's Sanjay Saraogi is leading in Darbhanga constituency at 3:00 pm with 88,800 votes, while VIP's Umesh Sahani (68,967 votes) and Rakesh Kumar Mishra (10,091) from Jan Suraaj Party are trailing behind.

For the first time, the Bihar assembly polls this time saw no voting day deaths and no re-polling being ordered in any constituency. In the past assembly polls, the state witnessed violence, deaths, and re-election.

• In the 1985 elections, 63 deaths were reported, and re-polling was ordered in 156 booths, the data showed.

• During the 1990 elections, 87 people died in poll-related violence.

• In 1995, then Chief Election Commissioner T N Seshan ordered the postponement of the Bihar elections four times due to unprecedented violence and electoral malpractices.

• In 2005, re-polling was held in 660 booths due to violence and malpractices, according to the data.

• The counting of votes for this year's two-phase assembly polls is underway in Bihar.

BJP's Sanjay Saraogi is leading in Darbhanga constituency at 2:00 pm with 78,726 votes, while VIP's Umesh Sahani (60,289 votes) and Rakesh Kumar Mishra (8,828) from Jan Suraaj Party are trailing behind.

BJP's Sanjay Saraogi is leading in Darbhanga constituency at 01.45 pm with 74,862 votes, while VIP's Umesh Sahani (50,158 votes) and Rakesh Kumar Mishra (8,516) from Jan Suraaj Party are trailing behind.

Darbhanga LS being a BJP stronghold with a Maithil Brahmin-heavy profile gives NDA a structural advantage, but assembly outcomes still depend on local caste and candidate factors. Over the last three assembly elections, Alinagar has swung between RJD and NDA, making it a genuine swing seat in Darbhanga region.

Overall, Bihar turnout hitting a record 66.9% is expected to boost participation even in seats with past apathy, including Alinagar.

BJP's Sanjay Saraogi is leading in the Darbhanga constituency at 11.35 am with 37,467 votes, while VIP's Umesh Sahani and Rakesh Kumar Mishra from Jan Suraaj Party are trailing behind.

BJP's Sanjay Saraogi is leading in the Darbhanga constituency at 10:29 am with 16594 votes, while VIP's Umesh Sahani and Rakesh Kumar Mishra from Jan Suraaj Party are trailing.

NDA leads in 161 seats, surpassing the majority mark of 122, in early trends as counting progresses for Bihar polls as per trends from Election Commission

BJP's Sanjay Saraogi is leading in Darbhanga constituency at 10:04 am with 9534 votes, while VIP's Umesh Sahani and Rakesh Kumar Mishra from Jan Suraaj Party from other prominent parties are trailing behind.

The ruling NDA was ahead in 47 assembly seats, while the opposition INDIA bloc was leading in 14 constituencies, according to trends available on the Election Commission's website at 9.45 am. The BJP was leading in 25 seats, the JD(U) in 16, and LJP (Ram Vilas) in five. The RJD was leading in 10 seats and the Congress in three.

Leading Candidate: Sanjay Saraogi (BJP) is leading in the initial trends for the Darbhanga seat.

The BJP, a constituent of the ruling NDA in Bihar, was leading in eight assembly seats as compared to two of the opposition RJD and two of the Congress. JD(U) were leading in four seats and LJPRV were leading in three, according to trends available on the Election Commission's website at 9.18 am.

As per the early trends, NDA leads on 93 seats; Mahagathbandhan on 63. Figures as of 9:04 am.

EVM counting begins

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