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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM RANJAN PATEL
NDA (NDA)
39,70339.0%
2
PRAHALAD YADAV
37,23936.6%
3
SATISH KUMAR
15,59915.3%
4
DURGA ROY
BSP
2,4232.4%
5
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
2,2022.2%
6
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,9201.9%
7
ABADH KISOR PRASAD
IND
1,4801.5%
8
PRAMOD KUMAR
IND
1,3101.3%

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
lean
2.4%
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
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%
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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