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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Deo

Winner — 1977

RAM LAGAN RAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.8%INC 30.3%3 others 18.9%
Votes
23,584
50.8% share
Winning margin
9,514
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
42.4%
of 1,09,451

Deo is a safe seat — RAM LAGAN RAM won by 20.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM LAGAN RAM
Janata
23,58450.8%
2
DILHESHWAR RAM
INC
14,07030.3%
3
SAHDEO CHOWDHRY
IND
4,4959.7%
4
BHOLA PASWAN SUBHAS
IND
4,0248.7%
5
AWADHESHAWR RAM
IND
2360.5%

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
safe
20.5%
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
JNP 50.8%INC 30.3%IND 9.7%IND 8.7%OTH 0.5%

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
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.

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