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Winner — 2019
NARAYAN DAS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.0%RJD 39.9%11 others 19.1%
Votes
95,491
41.0% share
Winning margin
2,624
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.9%
of 3,64,659
Deoghar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 2,624 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
7 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARAYAN DAS | BJP (NDA) | 95,491 | 41.0% |
| 2 | SURESH PASWAN | 92,867 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | NIRMALA BHARTI | JVM | 9,970 | 4.3% |
| 4 | BAJRANGI MAHTHA | NDA | 6,394 | 2.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,381 | 2.3% |
| 6 | SANTOSH PASWAN | 4,528 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | GONDA LAL DAS | IND | 4,012 | 1.7% |
| 8 | CHANDRASHEKHAR RAJAK | 3,269 | 1.4% | |
| 9 | BASANT KUMAR ANAND | BMUP | 3,062 | 1.3% |
| 10 | GOVIND DAS | NDA | 2,576 | 1.1% |
| 11 | SHAMBHU TURI | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,493 | 1.1% |
| 12 | MAHESH KUMAR SUMAN | BDlP | 1,556 | 0.7% |
| 13 | NAKUL DAS | 1,266 | 0.5% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 1.1% · max 20.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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57th of 81How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 81How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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34th of 81Where does the house stand?
SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.0%RJD 39.9%OTH 16.8%NOTA 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.63 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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