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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2014Reserved (SC)

Deoghar

20052009201420192024

Winner — 2014

NARAYAN DAS
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 42.4%RJD 21.6%11 others 36.0%
Votes
92,022
42.4% share
Winning margin
45,152
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.6%
of 3,35,692

Deoghar is a safe seat — NARAYAN DAS won by 20.8%.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2009 vs 2014

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAYAN DAS
BJP
NDA (NDA)
92,02242.4%
2
SURESH PASWAN
RJD
UPA
46,87021.6%
3
NIRMALA BHARTI
JMM
UPA
23,45910.8%
4
SANTOSH PASWAN
JVM
17,2898.0%
5
BAJARANGI MAHATHA
IND
16,8597.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,7612.7%
7
MOHAN KUMAR
IND
2,7621.3%
8
MANOJ PRASAD TURI
BMUP
2,3701.1%
9
BRIJ BHUSHAN RAM
SAP
2,1821.0%
10
RAJESH KUMAR DAS
BSP
BSP
2,0650.9%
11
NAKUL SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
1,8410.8%
12
DEVENDRA PASWAN
IND
1,8310.8%
13
JAY PRAKASH DAS
PMS
1,6430.8%

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
20.8%
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
71st 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
BJP 42.4%RJD 21.6%JMM 10.8%JVM 8.0%IND 7.8%OTH 6.8%NOTA 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 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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