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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2024Reserved (SC)

Deoghar

Winner — 2024

SURESH PASWAN
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
RJD 53.5%BJP 39.9%6 others 6.6%
Votes
1,56,079
53.5% share
Winning margin
39,721
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.5%
of 4,38,372

A clear win with a 13.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH PASWAN
Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)
1,56,07953.5%
2
NARAYAN DAS
1,16,35839.9%
3
BAJRANGI MAHTHA
IND
4,4141.5%
NOTA
NOTA
3,9061.3%
5
GYAN RANJAN
3,8541.3%
6
ANGREJ DAS
JLKM
3,5271.2%
7
BASANT KUMAR ANAND
IND
2,0130.7%
8
KAMESHWAR NATH DAS
IND
1,4260.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 1.1% · max 20.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
57th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
34th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 53.5%BJP 39.9%OTH 5.2%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.47 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,92,073
Density
602 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,477 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population12.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 20.3%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity50.0%
Sanitation16.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.3%
Children fully vaccinated54.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.2%
Women literate50.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel23.5%
Health insurance53.8%

What's nearby?

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