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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

SONADHARI
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 36.0%INC 31.1%12 others 32.8%
Votes
31,684
36.0% share
Winning margin
4,278
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.0%
of 1,44,209

A closely fought contest. SONADHARI won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SONADHARI
LKD
Lok Dal
31,68436.0%
2
SIDHNATH ROY
INC
INC
27,40631.1%
3
SHEOJEE SINGH
IND
17,71420.1%
4
RAM ASHISH GUPTA
IND
5,7096.5%
5
NIRMALA SINGH
IND
2,7073.1%
6
BIJENDRA SINGH
IND
9261.1%
7
AMBKA SINGH
IND
5920.7%
8
GANESH KUMAR PASWAN
IND
5210.6%
9
SAHDEO SINGH
IND
2200.3%
10
JAI NANDAN SINGH
IND
1700.2%
11
RAM LADDU SINGH
IND
1220.1%
12
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
1030.1%
13
RAM EQBAL YADAV
IND
640.1%
14
SAMBHU SINGH
IND
540.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 36.0%INC 31.1%IND 20.1%IND 6.5%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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