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Winner — 1951

JAGANNATH MAHTO KURMI
JHP
JHP 42.5%INC 24.1%4 others 33.4%
Votes
8,920
42.5% share
Winning margin
3,863
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
36.1%
of 58,052

Sonahatu is a safe seat — JAGANNATH MAHTO KURMI won by 18.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGANNATH MAHTO KURMI
JHP
8,92042.5%
2
PRATUL CHANDRA MITRA
5,05724.1%
3
HARIPADA MAHATO
3,25915.5%
4
HARDAYA NATH SINGH
1,5797.5%
5
JYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,3116.3%
6
NANDKISHORE BHAGAT
KMPP
8594.1%

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.

Low turnout (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 42.5%INC 24.1%CNSPJP 15.5%SP 7.5%IND 6.3%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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