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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1990
Sonbarsa
Winner — 1990
RAM JIWAN PRASAD
JD· National Front
JD 45.6%INC 37.9%16 others 16.5%
Votes
52,780
45.6% share
Winning margin
8,962
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
74.0%
of 1,56,222
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM JIWAN PRASAD | National Front | 52,780 | 45.6% |
| 2 | MD. ANWARUL HAQUE | INC | 43,818 | 37.9% |
| 3 | SITA RAM SAH | BJP | 11,208 | 9.7% |
| 4 | SURENDER PD. YADAVA | Left | 4,075 | 3.5% |
| 5 | BEJU KANT JHA | IND | 2,104 | 1.8% |
| 6 | BIKAU MAHTO | IND | 545 | 0.5% |
| 7 | AZIM ALAM | IND | 382 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MD. IZHAR HUSSAIN | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
| 9 | LAL BABU SAH | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MAHESHWAR PD. MAURYA | 92 | 0.1% | |
| 11 | MD. IZHARUL HAQUE | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VIRENDRAZA SINGH | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 13 | A. QUDUS ANSARI | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 14 | KRISHNA DEO RAI | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 15 | VINOD KUMAR SINGH | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 16 | HODA KHAN | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 17 | RAM KHELAWAN SAHANI | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| 18 | RAJ KISHORE | IND | 12 | 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.
Average turnout (69th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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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
JD 45.6%INC 37.9%BJP 9.7%OTH 6.8%
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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