# Deoghar Assembly constituency

Deoghar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

## Overview

Deoghar Assembly constituency covers: Deoghar town and Mohanpur Police Stations and Jasidih Police Station (excluding Kusmil, Chanddih, Pathra and Basbariya gram panchayats) in Deoghar district.
Deoghar Assembly constituency is part of Godda (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| 1952 | Bhubaneswar Pandey | Forward Bloc |
| 1957 | Shailbala Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Mangulal Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Shailbala Roy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Baidyanath Das | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1969 | Baidyanath Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Baidyanath Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Veena Rani | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Baidyanath Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Baidyanath Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Baidyanath Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Suresh Paswan | Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Suresh Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Jharkhand Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2005 | Kameshwar Nath Das | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2009 | Suresh Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2014 | Narayan Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Narayan Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Suresh Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Deoghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Suresh Paswan | 156,079 | 53.53% | 13.65 |
| | BJP | Narayan Das | 1,16,358 | 39.91% | 1.10 |
| | Independent | Bajrangi Mahtha | 4,414 | 1.51% | New |
| | BSP | Gyan Ranjan | 3,854 | 1.32% | 0.08 |
| | JLKM | Angrej Das | 3,527 | 1.21% | New |
| | Independent | Basant Kumar Anand | 2,013 | 0.69% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,906 | 1.34% | 0.97 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,721 | 13.62% | 12.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,91,577 | 66.61% | 2.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,37,732 | | 20.04 |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | 12.52 | |

### Assembly Election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Deoghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Narayan Das | 95,491 | 41.01% | 1.30 |
| | RJD | Suresh Paswan | 92,867 | 39.88% | 18.33 |
| | JVM(P) | Nirmala Bharti | 9,970 | 4.28% | 3.67 |
| | LJP | Bajrangi Mahtha | 6,394 | 2.75% | New |
| | AJSU | Santosh Paswan | 4,528 | 1.94% | New |
| | Independent | Gonda Lal Das | 4,012 | 1.72% | New |
| | BSP | Chandrashekhar Rajak | 3,269 | 1.40% | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 5,381 | 2.31% | 0.34 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,624 | 1.13% | 19.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,32,865 | 63.86% | 0.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,64,659 | | 8.63 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.30 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Deoghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Narayan Das | 92,022 | 42.31% | New |
| | RJD | Suresh Paswan | 46,870 | 21.55% | 14.85 |
| | JMM | Nirmala Bharti | 23,459 | 10.79% | 1.88 |
| | JVM(P) | Santosh Paswan | 17,289 | 7.95% | 15.43 |
| | Independent | Bajarangi Mahatha | 16,859 | 7.75% | New |
| | Independent | Mohan Kumar | 2,762 | 1.27% | New |
| | BMP | Manoj Prasad Turi | 2,370 | 1.09% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 5,761 | 2.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 45,152 | 20.76% | 7.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,17,504 | 64.79% | 17.57 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,35,691 | | 16.33 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 5.91 | |

### Assembly Election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Deoghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Suresh Paswan | 49,602 | 36.40% | 13.45 |
| | JVM(P) | Baldeo Das | 31,862 | 23.38% | New |
| | JD(U) | Kameshwar Nath Das | 13,909 | 10.21% | 19.34 |
| | JMM | Sanjay Kumar | 12,131 | 8.90% | 7.52 |
| | BSP | Dharmraj Kumar | 4,631 | 3.40% | 2.33 |
| | AITC | Hari Prasad Singh | 4,422 | 3.25% | New |
| | Independent | Sujit Kumar Das | 3,655 | 2.68% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,740 | 13.02% | 6.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,268 | 47.22% | 4.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,88,569 | | 1.52 |
| | RJD gain from JD(U) | RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | 6.85 | |

### Assembly Election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Deoghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(U) | Kameshwar Nath Das | 43,065 | 29.55% | 6.21 |
| | RJD | Suresh Paswan | 33,442 | 22.95% | 18.12 |
| | JMM | Manoj Kumar Das | 23,930 | 16.42% | 9.81 |
| | LJP | Shankar Paswan | 9,351 | 6.42% | New |
| | INC | Rajendra Das | 8,548 | 5.86% | 16.59 |
| | BSP | Nirmala Bharti | 8,354 | 5.73% | 3.04 |
| | Independent | Sunil Mahtha | 6,923 | 4.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,623 | 6.60% | 11.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,746 | 51.27% | 1.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,84,246 | | 26.95 |
| | JD(U) gain from RJD | JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | 11.52 | |

### Assembly Election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Deoghar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Suresh Paswan | 48,216 | 41.07% | New |
| | JD(U) | Shankar Paswan | 27,398 | 23.34% | New |
| | INC | Kameshwar Nath Das | 26,362 | 22.45% | New |
| | JMM | Raghunath Das | 7,757 | 6.61% | New |
| | BSP | Ramdeo Prasad Das | 3,165 | 2.70% | New |
| | Independent | Dharmraj Kumar | 2,489 | 2.12% | New |
| | NCP | Sanjay Kumar | 1,228 | 1.05% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,818 | 17.73% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,405 | 53.11% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,23,904 | | |
| | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) | RJD win (new seat) |