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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 219 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Deo

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RENU DEVI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 36.2%RJD 35.3%5 others 28.4%
Votes
32,417
36.2% share
Winning margin
835
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
44.9%
of 1,99,369

Deo was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 835 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RENU DEVI
NDA (NDA)
32,41736.2%
2
SURESH PASWAN
31,58235.3%
3
KUSUM DEVI
11,11312.4%
4
RAM PRAVESH BHUIYAN
BSP
7,2478.1%
5
DHANANJAY PASWAN
IND
2,5262.8%
6
BINOD PASWAN
AD
2,3062.6%
7
SHANKAR RAM
IJP
2,2522.5%

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

Average turnout (126th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
126th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
70th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 36.2%RJD 35.3%LJP 12.4%BSP 8.1%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

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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