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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2005 (Oct)
Surajgarha
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
PREM RANJAN PATEL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.0%RJD 36.6%6 others 24.5%
Votes
39,703
39.0% share
Winning margin
2,464
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.0%
of 2,31,469
A closely fought contest. PREM RANJAN PATEL won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREM RANJAN PATEL | NDA (NDA) | 39,703 | 39.0% |
| 2 | PRAHALAD YADAV | 37,239 | 36.6% | |
| 3 | SATISH KUMAR | 15,599 | 15.3% | |
| 4 | DURGA ROY | BSP | 2,423 | 2.4% |
| 5 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 2,202 | 2.2% |
| 6 | MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,920 | 1.9% |
| 7 | ABADH KISOR PRASAD | IND | 1,480 | 1.5% |
| 8 | PRAMOD KUMAR | IND | 1,310 | 1.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (200th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.7% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
200th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
155th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.0%RJD 36.6%LJP 15.3%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
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%
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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