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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 229 · 2010Reserved (SC)

Bodh Gaya

Winner — 2010

SHYAM DEO PASWAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.4%LJP 35.2%8 others 20.4%
Votes
54,160
44.4% share
Winning margin
11,213
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
51.3%
of 2,38,026

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM DEO PASWAN
NDA (NDA)
54,16044.4%
2
KUMAR SARVJEET
42,94735.2%
3
KAPIL CHOUDHARY
4,7373.9%
4
RAJKUMAR MANJHI
IND
3,7093.0%
5
FULCHAND MANJHI
BSP
3,4732.9%
6
DEVENDRA PRATAP
IND
3,3092.7%
7
BALIK RAM
INC
3,1802.6%
8
INDRADEO KUMAR MANJHI
JPS
2,9722.4%
9
KAILASH BHUIYAN
IND
2,1041.7%
10
SURESH MANJHI
1,4221.2%

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

Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.4% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
37th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.4%LJP 35.2%OTH 20.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

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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