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Winner — 1972

SITA RAM MAHTO
SOP 52.9%INC 35.1%2 others 12.1%
Votes
40,725
52.9% share
Winning margin
13,714
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,11,986

Sonbarsa is a safe seat — SITA RAM MAHTO won by 17.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITA RAM MAHTO
40,72552.9%
2
RAM NANDAN RAI
Congress (R)
27,01135.1%
3
ABDUL LATIF
7,86710.2%
4
RAM BABU RAI
IND
1,4201.8%

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 (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
96th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
38th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 52.9%INC 35.1%NCO 10.2%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

What's nearby?

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