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Winner — 2015

DR. RAMANUJ PRASAD
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 54.9%BJP 31.7%12 others 13.5%
Votes
86,082
54.9% share
Winning margin
36,396
23.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
58.6%
of 2,67,918

Sonepur is a safe seat — DR. RAMANUJ PRASAD won by 23.2%.

Seat history

4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. RAMANUJ PRASAD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
86,08254.9%
2
VINAY KUMAR SINGH
NDA
49,68631.7%
NOTA
NOTA
4,2902.7%
4
BINOD KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,6062.3%
5
PRADEEP KUMAR SAHNI
SKLP
3,2652.1%
6
SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH ALIAS BHOLA SINGH
IND
2,3121.5%
7
ASHOK SINGH
IND
2,1721.4%
8
HEM NARAYAN SINGH
1,3940.9%
9
SUKHNNANDAN SINGH RATHOR
1,1420.7%
10
AMOD KUMAR SINGH
SASAPT
8910.6%
11
RAJKUMAR HAZRA
IND
7120.5%
12
GONAR MAHTO
IND
5390.3%
13
SITA SAROJANI
4430.3%
14
KUMAR SAMARJEET SINGH
JKM
3500.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 54.9%BJP 31.7%OTH 10.7%NOTA 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

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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