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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1985
Sonbarsa
Winner — 1985
SURYA NARAYAN YADAV
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 54.4%CPI 15.5%6 others 30.1%
Votes
56,372
54.4% share
Winning margin
40,352
39.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,52,663
Sonbarsa is a safe seat — SURYA NARAYAN YADAV won by 39.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURYA NARAYAN YADAV | Lok Dal | 56,372 | 54.4% |
| 2 | TEJ NR. YADAV | Left | 16,020 | 15.5% |
| 3 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH ALIAS KUMAR CHANDRA BHUSHAN | Janata | 15,195 | 14.7% |
| 4 | ARJUN PD. SINGH | INC | 14,408 | 13.9% |
| 5 | GANESH PRASAD MEHTA | IND | 711 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RAJIV SINGH | IND | 382 | 0.4% |
| 7 | GANGADHAR JHA | IND | 338 | 0.3% |
| 8 | HIRA PD. SINGH | IND | 158 | 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 (138th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe39.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.4% · max 73.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
138th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 54.4%CPI 15.5%JNP 14.7%INC 13.9%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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