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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2005 (Oct)
Sonepur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
RAMANUJ PRASAD
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 44.9%BJP 43.7%6 others 11.4%
Votes
44,139
44.9% share
Winning margin
1,113
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
48.0%
of 2,05,012
Sonepur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,113 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMANUJ PRASAD | UPA (UPA) | 44,139 | 44.9% |
| 2 | VINAY KUMAR SINGH | NDA | 43,026 | 43.7% |
| 3 | ATUL KUMAR SINGH | 4,561 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | TEJ N. MAHTO | BSP | 1,696 | 1.7% |
| 5 | RAJ KUMAR RAI | 1,560 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | HARENDRA RAM | IND | 1,379 | 1.4% |
| 7 | UDAY SHANKAR RAI | IND | 1,115 | 1.1% |
| 8 | BISHWANANDAN DAS | IND | 915 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 1.1% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
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
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.9%BJP 43.7%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A 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
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.