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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2000
Sonbarsa
Winner — 2000
DR. RAMCHANDRA PURVE
RJD· RJD
RJD 35.1%INC 21.4%11 others 43.5%
Votes
46,590
35.1% share
Winning margin
18,194
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,88,753
A clear win with a 13.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. RAMCHANDRA PURVE | RJD | 46,590 | 35.1% |
| 2 | MD. HIRA KHAN | INC | 28,396 | 21.4% |
| 3 | MANOJ KUMAR | NDA | 27,533 | 20.7% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA SINGH YADAV | IND | 19,190 | 14.4% |
| 5 | PURUSHOTTAM CHAURASIA | IND | 5,298 | 4.0% |
| 6 | RAM GANESH SINGH | 2,628 | 2.0% | |
| 7 | MD. EKRAMUL HAQUE | BJC(R) | 1,521 | 1.1% |
| 8 | VIDHAN CHANDRA RAI | Samajwadi Party | 779 | 0.6% |
| 9 | RAGHUVIR PRASAD | IND | 439 | 0.3% |
| 10 | JAGDISH MAHTO | IND | 232 | 0.2% |
| 11 | DINESH CHAUDHARY | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VINOD KAPAR | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SHIV SHANKER PD. YADAV | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
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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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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69th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
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17th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.1%INC 21.4%JD(U) 20.7%IND 14.4%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
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