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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 122 · 2015
Sonepur
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. RAMANUJ PRASAD | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 86,082 | 54.9% |
| 2 | VINAY KUMAR SINGH | NDA | 49,686 | 31.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,290 | 2.7% |
| 4 | BINOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 3,606 | 2.3% |
| 5 | PRADEEP KUMAR SAHNI | SKLP | 3,265 | 2.1% |
| 6 | SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH ALIAS BHOLA SINGH | IND | 2,312 | 1.5% |
| 7 | ASHOK SINGH | IND | 2,172 | 1.4% |
| 8 | HEM NARAYAN SINGH | 1,394 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | SUKHNNANDAN SINGH RATHOR | 1,142 | 0.7% | |
| 10 | AMOD KUMAR SINGH | SASAPT | 891 | 0.6% |
| 11 | RAJKUMAR HAZRA | IND | 712 | 0.5% |
| 12 | GONAR MAHTO | IND | 539 | 0.3% |
| 13 | SITA SAROJANI | 443 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | KUMAR SAMARJEET SINGH | JKM | 350 | 0.2% |
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
safe23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
111th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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172nd of 243Where 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?
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