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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1967
Surajgarha
Winner — 1967
B.P. MEHTA
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 50.8%INC 30.4%1 others 18.8%
Votes
31,579
50.8% share
Winning margin
12,702
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.7%
of 98,995
Surajgarha is a safe seat — B.P. MEHTA won by 20.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.P. MEHTA | Praja Socialist Party | 31,579 | 50.8% |
| 2 | R.P. SINGH | INC | 18,877 | 30.4% |
| 3 | C.S.P. SINGH | Left | 11,653 | 18.8% |
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 (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
204th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
50th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 50.8%INC 30.4%CPI 18.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bawan Booti🏷️Silao KhajaGI
All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)
🏛️MonumentASI
All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)
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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.