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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1972
Sonepur
Winner — 1972
RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.4%SOP 45.7%8 others 6.9%
Votes
34,832
47.4% share
Winning margin
1,276
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,06,058
Sonepur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,276 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV | Congress (R) | 34,832 | 47.4% |
| 2 | RAM UNDAR DAS | 33,556 | 45.7% | |
| 3 | BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA | 965 | 1.3% | |
| 4 | TAPESHWAR SINGH | IND | 956 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SATRUGHAN SINGH | IND | 885 | 1.2% |
| 6 | DAMANTI SINGH | Left | 760 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SIVAJEE SINGH | Grand Alliance | 752 | 1.0% |
| 8 | ASARFI PRASAD | IND | 390 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAGHUBANSH SINGH | IND | 299 | 0.4% |
| 10 | HARI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (58th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.7% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
58th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
194th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%SOP 45.7%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
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