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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Deo

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Winner — 1995

SURESH PASWAN
JD· Janata Dal
JD 46.2%BPP 26.8%16 others 27.0%
Votes
44,340
46.2% share
Winning margin
18,666
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,67,075

Deo is a safe seat — SURESH PASWAN won by 19.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH PASWAN
JD
Janata Dal
44,34046.2%
2
PANKAJ KUMAR
BPP
25,67426.8%
3
DIL KESHWAR RAM
INC
INC
9,2379.6%
4
SUMITRA DEVI
BJP
BJP
3,9344.1%
5
MANOJ KUMAR
BSP
3,3583.5%
6
AKSHAY LAL PRASAD
SAP
2,6782.8%
7
RABINDRA PASWAN
SP
Samajwadi Party
2,0652.1%
8
RAGHUNI RAM SHASHTRI
SSD
8100.8%
9
RAMADHAR RAM
DDP
6870.7%
10
GHURA RAM
IND
5760.6%
11
RAM LAGAN RAM
IND
5020.5%
12
RAJESHWAR PASWAN
IND
4020.4%
13
JAGAN RAM
SHS
4010.4%
14
DINESH RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
4010.4%
15
JAGDISH DAS
IND
2960.3%
16
SHEO DAYAL PASWAN
IND
2860.3%
17
KULDIP RAM
BKUS
1470.1%
18
FULWA DEVI
IND
1200.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.4% · max 55.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
239th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
138th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 46.2%BPP 26.8%INC 9.6%OTH 17.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
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