Demographic profile

In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 290229 registered voters, of which 150568 were male, 138770 female and 885 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 272992 registered voters, of which 147751 were male, 125237 female and 372 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 231865 registered voters in this constituency, of which 127395 were male and 104470 female and 223 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 6 in 2020, 4 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2020 was 922, 848 in 2015, and 820 in 2010.

Poll dates

In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Friday, October 16, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 6 on Saturday, November 20, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.212. Dehri comprises of the following areas of Rohtas district in the Bhojpur region of Bihar: CD Blocks Akorhi Gola & Dehri

This constituency covers an approximate area of 262.5 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Dehri is: 25°10'23.5"N 84°16'39.7"E.

A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Dehri constituency, which are: Nokha, Obra, Nabinagar, Sasaram. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 52.57%, while it was 53.4% in 2015, and 53.34% in 2010.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Phate Bahadur Singh of RJD won in this constituency beating Satyanarayan Singh of BJP by a margin of 464 votes which was 0.3% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Mohammad Iliyas Hussain of RJD was the winner in this seat beating Jitendra Kumar @ Rinku Soni of BLSP by a margin of 3898 votes which was 2.68% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Jyoti Rashmi of IND won this seat defeating Mohammad Iliyas Husain of RJD by a margin of 9815 votes which was 7.94% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Phate Bahadur Singh of RJD had a vote share of 41.57% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Mohammad Iliyas Hussain of RJD got a vote share of 33.92% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Jyoti Rashmi of IND got a vote share of 35.29% in Dehri.