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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1972
Surajpur
Winner — 1972
DHIRENDRANATH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 42.6%BJS 25.0%5 others 32.3%
Votes
13,658
42.6% share
Winning margin
5,634
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.8%
of 60,706
Surajpur is a safe seat — DHIRENDRANATH won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHIRENDRANATH | Congress (R) | 13,658 | 42.6% |
| 2 | SHEO PRATAP | Grand Alliance | 8,024 | 25.0% |
| 3 | NARENDRA PRASAD | IND | 6,886 | 21.5% |
| 4 | DHARAM PAL | IND | 1,822 | 5.7% |
| 5 | VISHWANATH | IND | 586 | 1.8% |
| 6 | PHEKU PRASAD | IND | 571 | 1.8% |
| 7 | DAKHAL | 502 | 1.6% |
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 (223rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.4% · min 0.2% · max 62.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
223rd of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
50th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
296 seats · 149 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.6%BJS 25.0%IND 21.5%IND 5.7%OTH 5.2%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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