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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1990
Sonepur
Winner — 1990
RAJ KUMAR ROY
JD· National Front
JD 39.5%INC 36.4%33 others 24.1%
Votes
46,208
39.5% share
Winning margin
3,644
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
35
Turnout
75.5%
of 1,55,071
A closely fought contest. RAJ KUMAR ROY won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
35 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KUMAR ROY | National Front | 46,208 | 39.5% |
| 2 | BIRENDRA NARAIN SINGH | INC | 42,564 | 36.4% |
| 3 | RAJ JNRAIN SINGH | IND | 8,934 | 7.6% |
| 4 | LAXMI ROY | IND | 4,577 | 3.9% |
| 5 | SARKAR SHARAN | IND | 3,496 | 3.0% |
| 6 | RAMESHWAR PD. ROY | IND | 2,554 | 2.2% |
| 7 | GANESH PANDEY | IND | 1,372 | 1.2% |
| 8 | JAWAHAR LAL RAM | IND | 1,066 | 0.9% |
| 9 | ASLAM | IND | 990 | 0.8% |
| 10 | SURENDRA NATH | 738 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | SHODEYAL ROY | LKD(B) | 712 | 0.6% |
| 12 | BIJOY ROY | 597 | 0.5% | |
| 13 | GANESH ROY | IND | 574 | 0.5% |
| 14 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | JNP(JP) | 467 | 0.4% |
| 15 | SUDARSHAN PD. SINGH | IND | 355 | 0.3% |
| 16 | HARIHAR SINGH | IND | 346 | 0.3% |
| 17 | BINDESHWAR PD. | IND | 297 | 0.3% |
| 18 | BISHWA NATH ROY | IND | 268 | 0.2% |
| 19 | BACHCHA PD. ROY | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 20 | ANIL KOO SINGH | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 21 | JANGLI BAITHA | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 22 | PARICHHAN ROY | 93 | 0.1% | |
| 23 | CHANDRA MOHAN PD. | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 24 | BISHWA NANDAN RAM | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 25 | JAGDISH RAY | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 26 | KAMAL KOO SINGH | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 27 | JAISHANKAR RAY | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 28 | BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 29 | BISHWANATH SINGH | BKUS | 31 | 0.0% |
| 30 | NAGESHWAR PD. YADAW | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 31 | MAHENDRA RAY | IND | 18 | 0.0% |
| 32 | SATYENDRA MISHRA | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
| 33 | CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 15 | 0.0% |
| 34 | RAM LOCHAN SINGH | IND | 10 | 0.0% |
| 35 | BIJOY KUMAR KAMAL | IND | 9 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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43rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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107th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 39.5%INC 36.4%IND 7.6%OTH 16.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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