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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 158 · 1995Reserved (SC)
Deoghar
Winner — 1995
SURESH PASWAN
JD· Janata Dal
JD 35.9%INC 20.9%22 others 43.3%
Votes
44,931
35.9% share
Winning margin
18,821
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
59.0%
of 2,12,328
Deoghar is a safe seat — SURESH PASWAN won by 15.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURESH PASWAN | Janata Dal | 44,931 | 35.9% |
| 2 | KAMESHWAR NATH DAS | INC | 26,110 | 20.9% |
| 3 | GOVIND HAZRA | BJP | 16,980 | 13.6% |
| 4 | MANBHARAN RAY | 12,149 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | RAMDEO PRASAD DAS | 5,924 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | ARUN RAM | Left | 3,940 | 3.1% |
| 7 | PRABHU PASI | SJP(R) | 2,630 | 2.1% |
| 8 | RAJENDRA DAS | BPP | 2,459 | 2.0% |
| 9 | SANJOY KUMAR DAS | 2,075 | 1.7% | |
| 10 | RAMDEO HAZRA | IND | 1,326 | 1.1% |
| 11 | LAXMI DAS | Samajwadi Party | 1,218 | 1.0% |
| 12 | RAMESH RAJAK | IND | 1,134 | 0.9% |
| 13 | NARSINGH DAS | IND | 806 | 0.6% |
| 14 | RAMSWAROOP MANDAL | IND | 503 | 0.4% |
| 15 | SANTU PRASAD DAS | IND | 478 | 0.4% |
| 16 | MAHESH KUMAR SINHA | IND | 434 | 0.3% |
| 17 | DHARAMRAJ KUMAR | IND | 408 | 0.3% |
| 18 | RANJIT KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 389 | 0.3% |
| 19 | MIRA DEVI | IND | 340 | 0.3% |
| 20 | BUDDHAN DAS | IND | 268 | 0.2% |
| 21 | REKHA RANI DAS | IND | 226 | 0.2% |
| 22 | SHIV CHARAN UTPAL | JMM(M) | 193 | 0.1% |
| 23 | PRAHLAD DAS | IND | 170 | 0.1% |
| 24 | LAL MOHAN RAM | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
74th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 35.9%INC 20.9%BJP 13.6%JMM 9.7%OTH 20.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
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