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Winner — 1985

SURYA NARAYAN YADAV
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 54.4%CPI 15.5%6 others 30.1%
Votes
56,372
54.4% share
Winning margin
40,352
39.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,52,663

Sonbarsa is a safe seat — SURYA NARAYAN YADAV won by 39.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURYA NARAYAN YADAV
Lok Dal
56,37254.4%
2
TEJ NR. YADAV
Left
16,02015.5%
3
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH ALIAS KUMAR CHANDRA BHUSHAN
Janata
15,19514.7%
4
ARJUN PD. SINGH
INC
14,40813.9%
5
GANESH PRASAD MEHTA
IND
7110.7%
6
RAJIV SINGH
IND
3820.4%
7
GANGADHAR JHA
IND
3380.3%
8
HIRA PD. SINGH
IND
1580.1%

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 (138th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.4% · max 73.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
138th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 54.4%CPI 15.5%JNP 14.7%INC 13.9%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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