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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Deo
Winner — 1980
DILKESHWAR RAM
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 69.5%CPI 13.6%4 others 16.9%
Votes
39,537
69.5% share
Winning margin
31,787
55.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.6%
of 1,19,569
Deo is a safe seat — DILKESHWAR RAM won by 55.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DILKESHWAR RAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 39,537 | 69.5% |
| 2 | GANESHI PRASAD | Left | 7,750 | 13.6% |
| 3 | SAHADEO CHAUDHRY | BJP | 6,241 | 11.0% |
| 4 | RAM LAGAN RAM | JNP(JP) | 2,129 | 3.7% |
| 5 | SITABI PRASAD | JNP(SC) | 912 | 1.6% |
| 6 | MOHAN RAM | IND | 334 | 0.6% |
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.
Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe55.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.4% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
239th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
138th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 69.5%CPI 13.6%BJP 11.0%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Magahi Paan/ Betel Vine
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.