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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Deo
Winner — 1985
DILKESHWAR RAM
INC· INC
INC 60.0%BJP 26.2%14 others 13.8%
Votes
34,679
60.0% share
Winning margin
19,536
33.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
44.5%
of 1,29,862
Deo is a safe seat — DILKESHWAR RAM won by 33.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DILKESHWAR RAM | INC | 34,679 | 60.0% |
| 2 | SAHDEO CHAUDHARY | BJP | 15,143 | 26.2% |
| 3 | GANESHI PRASAD | Left | 2,642 | 4.6% |
| 4 | TRIVENI RAM | IND | 1,156 | 2.0% |
| 5 | GANESH RAM | IND | 1,072 | 1.9% |
| 6 | KULDIP RAM | IND | 877 | 1.5% |
| 7 | RAMRUP RAY | IND | 601 | 1.0% |
| 8 | CHAMPA DEVI | IND | 582 | 1.0% |
| 9 | AWADH VIHARI RAJAK | IND | 344 | 0.6% |
| 10 | NARENDRA RAM | IND | 169 | 0.3% |
| 11 | HARESHWAR RAM | IND | 112 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JAGDISH RAM | IND | 104 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SITA RAM GAHLAUT | IND | 93 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAMANAND RAM | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 15 | JAGDISH RAM | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 16 | VINDESHWARI RABIDAS | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.8%
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 60.0%BJP 26.2%OTH 13.8%
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
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