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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 101 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Sonbarsa
Winner — 1957
UPENDRA NARAIN SINGH
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
JAGESHWAR HAJRA
INC· 15,746 votes
INC 23.5%IND 19.4%5 others 57.0%
Votes
19,903
23.5% share
Winning margin
3,475
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
40.6%
of 1,04,010
A closely fought contest. UPENDRA NARAIN SINGH won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPENDRA NARAIN SINGH | 19,903 | 23.5% | |
| 2 | SURESH CHANDRA YADAV | IND | 16,428 | 19.4% |
| 3 | JAGESHWAR HAJRA | 15,746 | 18.6% | |
| 4 | SOUKHI MUSAHAR | IND | 13,195 | 15.6% |
| 5 | SHYAMA PD. SINGH | 9,059 | 10.7% | |
| 6 | PRASAD RAMJI | IND | 5,692 | 6.7% |
| 7 | ANUPLAL PASWAN | IND | 4,524 | 5.3% |
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 (141st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
141st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
199th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.5%IND 19.4%INC 18.6%IND 15.6%PSP 10.7%IND 6.7%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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