DEOGHAR
Assembly seat no. 158 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
SURESH PASWAN
RJD
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2000
20,818
17.73% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
JD(U)SHANKAR PASWAN
- Votes
- 27,398
- Vote share
- 23.34%
- Behind by
- 20,818
Electors
2,23,904
Total votes polled
1,17,405
Valid votes
1,17,405
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.4%
Full result, 2000
9 candidates · 1,17,405 valid votes
SURESH PASWANRJDwon
48,216
41.1%
SHANKAR PASWANJD(U)
27,398
23.3%
KAMESHWAR NATH DASINC
26,362
22.4%
RAGHUNATH DASJMM
7,757
6.6%
RAMDEO PRASAD DASBSP
3,165
2.7%
DHARMRAJ KUMARIND
2,489
2.1%
SANJAY KUMARNCP
1,228
1.1%
KEDAN NATH DASIND
428
0.4%
RAVI KANT DASNDPF
362
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SURESH PASWAN | RJD | 48,216 | 41.07% | SHANKAR PASWAN | 20,818 |
| 1995 | SURESH PASWAN | JD | 44,931 | 35.89% | KAMESHWAR NATH DAS | 18,821 |
| 1990 | BAIDYANATH DAS | INC | 25,633 | 32.97% | SURESH PASWAN | 2,629 |
| 1985 | BAIDYANATH DAS | INC | 16,589 | 37.78% | SURESH PASWAN | 3,667 |
| 1980 | BAIDYA NATH DAS | INC(I) | 22,996 | 48.31% | RABI KANT DAS | 15,699 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
