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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1995
Sonepur
Winner — 1995
RAJ KUMAR RAI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 39.5%INC 21.2%31 others 39.3%
Votes
38,966
39.5% share
Winning margin
18,013
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
33
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,68,891
Sonepur is a safe seat — RAJ KUMAR RAI won by 18.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
33 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KUMAR RAI | Janata Dal | 38,966 | 39.5% |
| 2 | BIRENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | INC | 20,953 | 21.2% |
| 3 | VINAY KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 14,418 | 14.6% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA PRATAP | 10,940 | 11.1% | |
| 5 | RAMANUJ PRASAD | IND | 3,469 | 3.5% |
| 6 | SHIV NARAIN RAI | IND | 3,106 | 3.1% |
| 7 | RAN VIJAY RAI | IND | 1,183 | 1.2% |
| 8 | RAJA RAM SAHANI | IND | 762 | 0.8% |
| 9 | GONAR MAHTO | IND | 694 | 0.7% |
| 10 | PUNIT SINGH DANGI | IND | 557 | 0.6% |
| 11 | RAJENDRA SINGH | IND | 466 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SANJAY KUMAR | JP | 391 | 0.4% |
| 13 | BALESHWAR SINGH | IND | 384 | 0.4% |
| 14 | JHULAN RAI | IND | 285 | 0.3% |
| 15 | ARJUN PD. YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 246 | 0.3% |
| 16 | PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 17 | DHANRAJ SINGH | IND | 179 | 0.2% |
| 18 | JAGDISH PRASAD | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 19 | ABHAY KUMAR | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| 20 | RAMA NIRALA ALIAS RANAJI | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 21 | BIJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 22 | DILIP SINGH | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 23 | RAMAKANT SINGH | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 24 | WAKIL SINGH | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 25 | SATYENDRA NARAIN SINGH | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 26 | ASHARFI BHAGAT | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 27 | KAMESHWAR PD. PADAV | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 28 | MAHENDRA SINGH | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 29 | OM PRAKASH RAI | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 30 | CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| 31 | HARENDRA RAI | IND | 46 | 0.1% |
| 32 | UPENDRA CHAUHAN | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 33 | CHANDRIKA RAI | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
43rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
107th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 39.5%INC 21.2%BJP 14.6%SAP 11.1%OTH 13.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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