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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Deo

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Winner — 1990

SAHDEO CHAUDHARY
BJP· BJP
BJP 48.5%INC 30.2%15 others 21.2%
Votes
34,324
48.5% share
Winning margin
12,936
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
46.3%
of 1,52,719

Deo is a safe seat — SAHDEO CHAUDHARY won by 18.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAHDEO CHAUDHARY
BJP
BJP
34,32448.5%
2
DELL KESHWAR RAM
INC
INC
21,38830.2%
3
JANARDAN HARI
IPF
5,5997.9%
4
BHOLA PASWAN
IND
2,9464.2%
5
KULDIP RAM
IND
2,0342.9%
6
MITHLESH PASWAN
IND
8611.2%
7
AKSHAY LAL PRASAD
IND
7291.0%
8
ROHAN DAS
IND
5250.7%
9
PURUSHOTAM RAM
BSP
4660.7%
10
RAMANAND PASWAN
IND
3850.5%
11
KEDAR RAM
IND
3750.5%
12
AWADH BEHARI RAJAK
IND
3680.5%
13
RAM BILAS RAM
BKUS
2880.4%
14
JAGDISH PASWAN
IND
1650.2%
15
SURESH PASWAN
IND
1290.2%
16
HARESHWAR DAS
IND
860.1%
17
MATHURA PRASAD
IND
640.1%

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
18.3%
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
BJP 48.5%INC 30.2%IPF 7.9%OTH 13.3%

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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