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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Sonbarsa
Winner — 2015
RATNESH SADA
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 59.7%LJP 23.5%7 others 16.8%
Votes
88,789
59.7% share
Winning margin
53,763
36.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
52.6%
of 2,83,053
Sonbarsa is a safe seat — RATNESH SADA won by 36.1%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATNESH SADA | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 88,789 | 59.7% |
| 2 | SARITA DEVI | NDA | 35,026 | 23.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,449 | 4.3% |
| 4 | MANOJ PASWAN | JAPL | 5,443 | 3.7% |
| 5 | RAJKUMAR CHAUDHARY | 4,830 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | PRITHVI CHAND SADA | IND | 2,246 | 1.5% |
| 7 | CHANDAN RISHIDEO | MANJP | 2,238 | 1.5% |
| 8 | SATYANARAYAN PASWAN | BMUP | 2,007 | 1.4% |
| 9 | RAJESH RAM | BSP | 1,809 | 1.2% |
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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.
Average turnout (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 6.5% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
116th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
30th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 59.7%LJP 23.5%OTH 12.5%NOTA 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.