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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2009Reserved (SC)

Deoghar

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2009

SURESH PASWAN
RJD· UPA
RJD 36.4%JVM 23.4%13 others 40.2%
Votes
49,602
36.4% share
Winning margin
17,740
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
47.2%
of 2,88,569

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2009

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESH PASWAN
RJD
RJD
49,60236.4%
2
BALDEO DAS
JVM
31,86223.4%
3
KAMESHWAR NATH DAS
JD(U)
NDA
13,90910.2%
4
SANJAY KUMAR
JMM
UPA
12,1318.9%
5
DHARMRAJ KUMAR
BSP
BSP
4,6313.4%
6
HARI PRASAD SINGH
AITC
UPA
4,4223.3%
7
SUJIT KUMAR DAS
IND
3,6552.7%
8
MANMOHAN KUMAR
IND
3,4852.6%
9
JAYA MAHTHA
LTSD
2,5241.9%
10
VINAY PASI
IND
2,4081.8%
11
RAKESH BHARTI
IND
2,0231.5%
12
SAMIR KUMAR
JKKP
1,6261.2%
13
MAHESH KUMAR SUMAN
IND
1,4691.1%
14
RAKHI DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,3071.0%
15
NANDLAL DAS
IJP
1,2130.9%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 1.1% · max 20.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
57th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
34th of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.4%JVM 23.4%JD(U) 10.2%JMM 8.9%OTH 21.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,92,073
Density
602 / km²
Sex ratio
925 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,477 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population12.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 20.3%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.2%
Electricity50.0%
Sanitation16.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.3%
Children fully vaccinated54.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.7%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.2%
Women literate50.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel23.5%
Health insurance53.8%

What's nearby?

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