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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1985
Sonbarsa
Winner — 1985
KAPOORI THAKUR
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 58.2%IND 30.3%8 others 11.5%
Votes
52,082
58.2% share
Winning margin
24,947
27.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,39,367
Sonbarsa is a safe seat — KAPOORI THAKUR won by 27.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAPOORI THAKUR | Lok Dal | 52,082 | 58.2% |
| 2 | ANWARUL HAQUE | IND | 27,135 | 30.3% |
| 3 | BAIDYANATH PRASAD | INC | 7,535 | 8.4% |
| 4 | DHIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,116 | 1.3% |
| 5 | RAMSAGAR PRASAD YADAV | IND | 828 | 0.9% |
| 6 | IJHARUR HAQUE | IND | 356 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RAJKISHORE RAI | Left | 177 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAGHUNATH RAUT | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SAKOOR MIA | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MD. SAGEER | IND | 48 | 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
lean27.9%
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%
lowerhigher
17th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 58.2%IND 30.3%INC 8.4%OTH 3.1%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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