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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1962
Surajpur
Winner — 1962
BANSRUP
RRP
RRP 30.4%INC 30.1%4 others 39.5%
Votes
4,880
30.4% share
Winning margin
54
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
29.1%
of 55,108
Surajpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 54 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANSRUP | RRP | 4,880 | 30.4% |
| 2 | DHIRENDRA NATH SHARMA | INC | 4,826 | 30.1% |
| 3 | LAL SHEOSARAN SINGH | IND | 3,077 | 19.2% |
| 4 | DHARAMPAL | 1,746 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | LAXMI CHAND | IND | 967 | 6.0% |
| 6 | NATHUNI SAO | Praja Socialist Party | 551 | 3.4% |
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 (222nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.3% · min 0.3% · max 28.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
222nd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
146th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
288 seats · 145 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RRP 30.4%INC 30.1%IND 19.2%BJS 10.9%IND 6.0%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,65,106
Density
375 / km²
Sex ratio
931 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,314 km²
SC population16.2%
ST population13.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.9%Other 4.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.6%
Electricity46.5%
Sanitation23.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)31.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.2%
Clean cooking fuel21.4%
Health insurance29.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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