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Winner — 2000

PRAHLAD YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 41.0%BJP 20.8%15 others 38.2%
Votes
54,410
41.0% share
Winning margin
26,864
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,97,068

Surajgarha is a safe seat — PRAHLAD YADAV won by 20.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAHLAD YADAV
RJD
54,41041.0%
2
BHAGWAT PD. MEHTA
NDA
27,54620.8%
3
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
BPSP
20,07415.1%
4
MASUDAN YADAV
IND
6,9095.2%
5
ALAKH SHARMA
INC
6,3544.8%
6
NAND KISHORE PRASAD
NCP
5,9274.5%
7
PRAMOD KR. SHRAMA
4,5743.5%
8
ARJUN KUMAR BID
BSP
2,7562.1%
9
VIPIN VIHARI MEHTA
1,5991.2%
10
RAMJEE PRASAD MAHTO
Samajwadi Party
1,3411.0%
11
BALESHWAR MANJHI
IND
2850.2%
12
BRIJ NANDAN SHARMA
IND
2220.2%
13
MD. MUSTFA
BHJVP
1710.1%
14
AWADH KISHORE PRASAD
IND
1650.1%
15
RAM ANUGRAH SINGH
IND
810.1%
16
RAMAKANT SHARMA
IND
790.1%
17
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
630.1%

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 (125th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
65th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.0%BJP 20.8%BPSP 15.1%IND 5.2%OTH 17.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 608 & 611

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 399

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The Tank

The Tank

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The Tank

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

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