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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 297 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Sonahatu
Winner — 1962
SOMAR RAM
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 52.4%INC 23.2%2 others 24.4%
Votes
13,904
52.4% share
Winning margin
7,748
29.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
36.9%
of 71,800
Sonahatu is a safe seat — SOMAR RAM won by 29.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMAR RAM | Swatantra Party | 13,904 | 52.4% |
| 2 | RAM RATAN RAM | INC | 6,156 | 23.2% |
| 3 | CHINTAMANI SETH | JP | 5,475 | 20.6% |
| 4 | LALIT CHANDRA SOME | IND | 986 | 3.7% |
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.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean29.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 12.9% · min 3.2% · max 29.2%
How contested is turnout?
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60%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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4.46
fewer partiesmore parties
How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 52.4%INC 23.2%JP 20.6%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED