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Winner — 2003
SHIV PRATAP SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.7%INC 24.8%6 others 21.5%
Votes
51,228
53.7% share
Winning margin
27,511
28.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,39,874
Surajpur is a safe seat — SHIV PRATAP SINGH won by 28.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIV PRATAP SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 51,228 | 53.7% |
| 2 | BHANU PRATAP SINGH | INC | 23,717 | 24.8% |
| 3 | SANTLAL SINGH | IND | 9,417 | 9.9% |
| 4 | SHIV BACHAN | NCP | 3,876 | 4.1% |
| 5 | SOMARU SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 3,586 | 3.8% |
| 6 | DEO NARAYAN | IND | 1,693 | 1.8% |
| 7 | JAINATH SINGH | 1,116 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | KHEMRAJ SINGH | IND | 840 | 0.9% |
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 (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 8.9% · max 28.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
37th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
20th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.7%INC 24.8%IND 9.9%OTH 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,59,886
Density
150 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,732 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population55.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Other 9.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity48.6%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate71.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel24.5%
Health insurance65.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.