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Winner — 1980

RAMJI PRASAD MAHTO
INC(U) 23.7%BJP 23.2%12 others 53.1%
Votes
25,171
23.7% share
Winning margin
597
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
74.7%
of 1,42,010

Surajgarha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 597 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMJI PRASAD MAHTO
25,17123.7%
2
PRASIDH NARAIN SINGH
BJP
24,57423.1%
3
SUNAINA SHARMA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
14,48813.7%
4
JAGESHWAR PRASAD MAHTO
JNP(SR)
9,3028.8%
5
JANARDAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
9,2468.7%
6
SADASHIV PASWAN
IND
5,7725.4%
7
BHAGWAT PRASAD MEHTA
JNP(SC)
5,7555.4%
8
ASARFI YADAV
IND
5,7335.4%
9
ARJUN BIND
IND
2,6632.5%
10
KESHAV PRASAD SINHA
IND
1,5801.5%
11
RAMESHWAR MAHTO
IND
1,0491.0%
12
MUNSHI MAJHI
IND
3630.3%
13
VIJOY KUMAR SHEIKHPURI
IND
2770.3%
14
SARWAN KUMAR AGRAWAL
IND
1570.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (125th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
65th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(U) 23.7%BJP 23.1%INC(I) 13.7%JNP(SR) 8.8%IND 8.7%IND 5.4%OTH 16.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 608 & 611

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 399

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The Tank

The Tank

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The Tank

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

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