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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2005 (Feb)

Surajgarha

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

PRAHLAD YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 37.2%BJP 31.4%12 others 31.4%
Votes
33,856
37.2% share
Winning margin
5,239
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
39.4%
of 2,31,469

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAHLAD YADAV
RJD
33,85637.2%
2
PREM RANJAN PATEL
NDA
28,61731.4%
3
SATISH KUMAR
15,42216.9%
4
RAKESH PATEL
IND
1,9302.1%
5
CHANDA DEVI
IND
1,7681.9%
6
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
SJP(R)
1,7401.9%
7
NAGO MISTIRI
IND
1,5351.7%
8
UDAYA UDIT ROY
BSP
1,3701.5%
9
AWDHESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
9911.1%
10
MADAN MOHAN RAM
8911.0%
11
CHANDRA DEO YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
8060.9%
12
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
7740.8%
13
UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH
6920.8%
14
ABADH KISHORE PRASAD
IND
6870.8%

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.

Low turnout (200th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.7% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
200th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
155th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 37.2%BJP 31.4%LJP 16.9%OTH 14.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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