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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1990

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Winner — 1990

SONADHAIR SINGH
JD· National Front
JD 31.5%IPF 25.7%17 others 42.8%
Votes
32,861
31.5% share
Winning margin
5,982
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
63.9%
of 1,63,557

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SONADHAIR SINGH
JD
National Front
32,86131.5%
2
KRISHAN DEV YADAV
IPF
26,87925.7%
3
SIDHNATH RAI
INC
INC
25,45524.4%
4
SHIVJI SINGH
BJP
BJP
14,35413.7%
5
AKHILESHWAR SINGH
JNP(JP)
2,1152.0%
6
RAMJI PRASAD
BSP
1,0061.0%
7
SHASHI PRAKASH SINGH
BJS
4770.5%
8
BIRENDER SINGH
BKUS
1830.2%
9
SHIV KUMAR LAL
IND
1760.2%
10
RAMA SHANKAR PANDEY
IND
1690.2%
11
RAJ KISHORE SINGH
SOP(L)
1190.1%
12
KANHIYA RAM
IND
1130.1%
13
SHIV JI SAH
IND
1070.1%
14
ABHAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
920.1%
15
ARJUN SINGH
IND
900.1%
16
RAMJI DUBE
IND
810.1%
17
BALESHWAR SINGH
IND
720.1%
18
AMIR CHANDER SINGH
IND
600.1%
19
JAI NARAYAN SINGH
IND
590.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 31.5%IPF 25.7%INC 24.4%BJP 13.7%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

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