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Elections 98

State: Bihar
Constituency: Darbhanga
Total Votes Polled: 740510
Winner: RJD Md. Ali Asharaf Fatmi 315503
Runner Up: BJP Tara Kant Jha 279395
Margin: 36108 (11%)


Elections 96

State: Bihar
Constituency: Darbhanga
Total Votes Polled: 628362
Winner: JD Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi 321828
Runner Up: BJP Dhirendra Kumar Jha 217807
Margin: 104021 (16.77%)


In 1989 and 1991 the Congress held on to the second spot behind the Janata Dal, but in 1996 it was the BJP, cornering 35.12 % of the vote, that was pipped at the post. M A Ashraf Fatmi -- Laloo's righthand man -- has retained this seat the last two elections.

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