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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1962
Surajgarha
Winner — 1962
RAJESHWARI PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 39.2%CPI 23.3%2 others 37.5%
Votes
15,307
39.2% share
Winning margin
6,217
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.2%
of 67,110
Surajgarha is a safe seat — RAJESHWARI PRASAD SINGH won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJESHWARI PRASAD SINGH | INC | 15,307 | 39.2% |
| 2 | KARYANAND SHARMA | Left | 9,090 | 23.3% |
| 3 | BHAGWAT PRASAD MEHTA | Swatantra Party | 7,442 | 19.1% |
| 4 | GITA PRASAD SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 7,207 | 18.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (186th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
186th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
89th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.2%CPI 23.3%SWA 19.1%PSP 18.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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