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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 167 · 2015

Suryagarha

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Winner — 2015

PRAHLAD YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 50.2%BJP 31.9%14 others 17.9%
Votes
82,490
50.2% share
Winning margin
30,030
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
51.9%
of 3,16,352

Suryagarha is a safe seat — PRAHLAD YADAV won by 18.3%.

Seat history

6 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAHLAD YADAV
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
82,49050.2%
2
PREM RANJAN PATEL
BJP
NDA
52,46031.9%
3
PRAMOD SHRMA
CPI
6,5394.0%
4
SARVAN KUMAR ANAND
IND
4,7652.9%
5
NITYANAND KUMAR
IND
4,2002.6%
6
BIKRAMADITYA KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,9081.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,7071.6%
8
GIRISH BIND
SKLP
2,1521.3%
9
RAJO MANJHI
IND
1,4560.9%
10
SUNIL KUMAR RAUT
BSP
BSP
1,1040.7%
11
NIVEDITA KUMARI
IND
9660.6%
12
KAMLESHWARI MAHTO
IND
7050.4%
13
RAMANUJ PD. SINGH
SP
6380.4%
14
JITENDRA SHUKLA
ABHM
4410.3%
15
UCHIT KUMAR
IND
4170.3%
16
AKALESHWAR BHAGAT
IND
3790.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 2.3% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
109th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 50.2%BJP 31.9%OTH 16.2%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.24 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato

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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