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DEOGHAR

Assembly seat no. 158 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.

Winner, 1995
SURESH PASWAN
JD
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1995
18,821
15.03% of valid votes

Result, 1995

Winner
Votes
44,931
Vote share
35.89%
Margin
18,821
Runner-up
INCKAMESHWAR NATH DAS
Votes
26,110
Vote share
20.86%
Behind by
18,821
Electors
2,12,328
Total votes polled
1,25,187
Valid votes
1,25,187
NOTA votes
Turnout
59.0%

Full result, 1995

24 candidates · 1,25,187 valid votes

1995 election →
SURESH PASWANJDwon
44,931
35.9%
KAMESHWAR NATH DASINC
26,110
20.9%
GOVIND HAZRABJP
16,980
13.6%
MANBHARAN RAYJMM
12,149
9.7%
RAMDEO PRASAD DASBSP
5,924
4.7%
ARUN RAMCPI
3,940
3.1%
PRABHU PASISJPR
2,630
2.1%
RAJENDRA DASBPP
2,459
2.0%
SANJOY KUMAR DASSAP
2,075
1.7%
RAMDEO HAZRAIND
1,326
1.1%
LAXMI DASSP
1,218
1.0%
RAMESH RAJAKIND
1,134
0.9%

Showing the top 12 of 24. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 10 elections

View all 10
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2000SURESH PASWANRJD48,21641.07%SHANKAR PASWAN20,818
1995SURESH PASWANJD44,93135.89%KAMESHWAR NATH DAS18,821
1990BAIDYANATH DASINC25,63332.97%SURESH PASWAN2,629
1985BAIDYANATH DASINC16,58937.78%SURESH PASWAN3,667
1980BAIDYA NATH DASINC(I)22,99648.31%RABI KANT DAS15,699

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%17%33%50%66%1962196719691972197719801985199019952000Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%23%35%47%1962196719691972197719801985199019952000Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the DEOGHAR assembly constituency in 2000?

SURESH PASWAN (RJD) won DEOGHAR in 2000, by a margin of 20,818 votes.

Which party has won DEOGHAR the most times?

INC, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has DEOGHAR gone to the polls?

10 times, from 1962 to 2000.

Who has won DEOGHAR the most times?

BAIDYANATH DAS, with 3 wins between 1969 and 1990.

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