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Madhya Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1998Reserved (ST)
Surajpur
Winner — 1998
BHANU PRATAP
INC· INC
INC 47.2%BJP 47.0%1 others 5.8%
Votes
33,974
47.2% share
Winning margin
119
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.6%
of 1,24,882
Surajpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 119 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHANU PRATAP | INC | 33,974 | 47.2% |
| 2 | SHEO PRATAP SINGH | NDA | 33,855 | 47.0% |
| 3 | KANTA PRASAD MARABI | 4,161 | 5.8% |
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 (136th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.2% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
136th of 230How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 230How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
24th of 230Where does the house stand?
SEAT
320 seats · 161 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.2%BJP 47.0%GGP 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,44,758
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,076 km²
SC population9.0%
ST population46.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.2%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity47.1%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel26.9%
Health insurance19.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mahua
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