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Winner — 1985

ALAKH SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 43.2%CPI 17.4%13 others 39.5%
Votes
43,753
43.2% share
Winning margin
26,161
25.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,54,536

Surajgarha is a safe seat — ALAKH SHARMA won by 25.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALAKH SHARMA
INC
43,75343.2%
2
SATIS KUMAR
Left
17,59217.4%
3
PRASIDHA NARAYAN SINGH
BJP
16,80216.6%
4
RAMJI PRASAD MAHTO
IND
10,28910.2%
5
ARJUN KUMAR BIND
Janata
6,6506.6%
6
UPENDRA LAL
IND
1,9001.9%
7
SURENDRA MANDAL
Lok Dal
1,8561.8%
8
BABU LAL YADAV
IND
1,5661.6%
9
BALMIKI MAHTO
IND
2970.3%
10
VIJAY KUMAR SHKPURI
IND
1570.1%
11
MAHINDRA YADAV
IND
1160.1%
12
BHAWAN PRASAD
IND
1020.1%
13
NARESH KR. MAHTO
IND
1000.1%
14
ASARIFI YADAF
IND
800.1%
15
JANARDHAN MAHTO
IND
700.1%

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
25.8%
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 43.2%CPI 17.4%BJP 16.6%IND 10.2%JNP 6.6%OTH 6.2%

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

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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