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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1977
Sonbarsa
Winner — 1977
MAHMUD ALAM
INC· INC
INC 31.1%JNP 21.2%17 others 47.7%
Votes
23,169
31.1% share
Winning margin
7,379
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,15,958
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHMUD ALAM | INC | 23,169 | 31.1% |
| 2 | SURYADEO PURBEY | Janata | 15,790 | 21.2% |
| 3 | RAM NANDAN RAI | IND | 11,564 | 15.5% |
| 4 | INDAL SINGH | IND | 8,099 | 10.9% |
| 5 | RAJ KISHORE SAH | IND | 6,258 | 8.4% |
| 6 | JAGARNATH PD. SINGH | IND | 3,350 | 4.5% |
| 7 | RAJ KISHORE RAI | IND | 2,224 | 3.0% |
| 8 | MAHMAD SULEMAN | IND | 1,352 | 1.8% |
| 9 | SURYADEO MAHTO | IND | 941 | 1.3% |
| 10 | SITA RAM MAHTO | IND | 377 | 0.5% |
| 11 | FULDENDA SINGH | IND | 331 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAM CHANDRA RAI | IND | 229 | 0.3% |
| 13 | IZARUL HAQUE | IND | 216 | 0.3% |
| 14 | IRLAL MEHTA | IND | 156 | 0.2% |
| 15 | BAIDYANATH SAH | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 16 | CHANDESHWARI PRASAD | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ASARAF ALI | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 18 | HARICHANDRA RAI | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 19 | HARIHAR PRASAD | IND | 34 | 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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
69th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
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17th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.1%JNP 21.2%IND 15.5%IND 10.9%IND 8.4%OTH 12.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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