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RAshtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD's) Lalit Kumar Yadav is tracking in Dharbhanga territory’s Darbhanga Rural assemblage constituency as the counting of votes is underway in the Bihar assemblage elections 2025. Janata Dal (United) prospect Rajesh Kumar Mandal has taken the lead in the constituency which is traditionally an RJD bastion.Darbhanga Rural voted in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections on November 6.The other candidate from this seat is Shoaib Ahmed Khan from the Jan Suraaj Party.Also Read | Bihar result today: Will Nitish and NDA stay on, or is it Tejashwi's time to lead Grand Alliance govt? Key pointsAbout Lalit Kumar YadavRashtriya Janata Dal’s Lalit Kumar Yadav has been representing the Darbhanga Rural assembly constituency in the Bihar assembly since 2010, making it an RJD stronghold.Yadav is facing one criminal case, according to his affidavit, and has been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) , 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), and act 3 of Epidemic Act and act 51 of Disaster Management Act.However, no charges have yet been framed and there has been no conviction.Yadav, 49, declared in his affidavit that his income in the financial year 2024-2025 was around ₹37 lakh. He has also declared movable assets worth around ₹47 lakh and immovable assets worth ₹4.8 crore.What happened in previous electionsDuring the 2020 Bihar assembly elections, RJD’s Lalit Kumar Yadav secured 64,929 votes, accounting for 41.26% of the total votes, to defeat his closest contender, Faraz Fatmi of the Janata Dal (United), by a margin of 2,141 votes.In the 2015 Bihar Assembly election, Yadav had defeated Naushad Ahmad of former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular). In that contest, Yadav garnered 70,557 votes, while Ahmad received 36,066 votes, giving Yadav a decisive victory margin of 34,491 votes.About the constituencyDharbhanga Rural is considered a major seat in the Mithila region of Bihar, which voted during the first phase of 2025 Bihar assembly polls on Thursday, November 6.Bihar voted in two phases in 2025 assembly polls, on November 6 and November 11.

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