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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1957
Sonbarsa
Winner — 1957
SINGHESHWAR RAI
IND
IND 33.7%INC 20.9%4 others 45.4%
Votes
12,422
33.8% share
Winning margin
4,732
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.2%
of 70,555
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINGHESHWAR RAI | IND | 12,422 | 33.8% |
| 2 | LALDHARI MAHTO | 7,690 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | MAKHAN PURBEY | IND | 7,498 | 20.4% |
| 4 | RAMBARAN SINGH | 7,194 | 19.5% | |
| 5 | DEONANDAN YADAV | IND | 1,330 | 3.6% |
| 6 | RAMNAND | IND | 677 | 1.8% |
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.
High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.6% · max 22.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
19th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
204th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.8%INC 20.9%IND 20.4%PSP 19.5%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
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.