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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 212 · 2020
Dehri
Winner — 2020
PHATE BAHADUR SINGH
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.6%BJP 41.3%13 others 17.2%
Votes
64,567
41.6% share
Winning margin
464
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
52.7%
of 2,94,837
Dehri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 464 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHATE BAHADUR SINGH | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 64,567 | 41.6% |
| 2 | SATYANARAYAN SINGH | NDA | 64,103 | 41.3% |
| 3 | PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI | RSWD | 9,070 | 5.8% |
| 4 | SONA DEVI | BSP | 6,027 | 3.9% |
| 5 | RAJIV RANJAN KUMAR | IND | 3,706 | 2.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,145 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SHIV GANDHI | IND | 1,588 | 1.0% |
| 8 | PREM PRAKASH | IND | 983 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SAMEER KUMAR | JAPL | 633 | 0.4% |
| 10 | DINESH SHARMA | IND | 633 | 0.4% |
| 11 | GOPAL KRISHNA RAI | IND | 472 | 0.3% |
| 12 | OM PRAKASH SINGH | IND | 458 | 0.3% |
| 13 | UMA SHANKAR TIWARI | IND | 428 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RANJEET KUMAR PATEL | PBLBRP | 269 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAMENDRA KUMAR | JKM | 245 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (179th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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179th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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180th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.6%BJP 41.3%RSWD 5.8%OTH 9.9%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.59 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
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