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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2005 (Oct)
Sonbarsa
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
DR. RAM CHANDRA PURVEY
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 36.2%BSP 23.8%7 others 40.1%
Votes
35,843
36.2% share
Winning margin
12,306
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.6%
of 2,03,783
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. RAM CHANDRA PURVEY | UPA (UPA) | 35,843 | 36.2% |
| 2 | AMZAD HUSSAIN ANWAR | BSP | 23,537 | 23.8% |
| 3 | RAM NARESH PRASAD YADAV | NDA | 13,952 | 14.1% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA SINGH YADAV | 10,637 | 10.7% | |
| 5 | RAM JEEWAN PRASAD | IND | 8,205 | 8.3% |
| 6 | SARFUDDIN AHMAD | IND | 2,542 | 2.6% |
| 7 | MOIMUDDIN ANSARI | ANC | 2,007 | 2.0% |
| 8 | VIDHAN CHAND RAI | IND | 1,504 | 1.5% |
| 9 | JAGDISH MAHTO | IND | 864 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (69th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.4%
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
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.2%BSP 23.8%BJP 14.1%LJP 10.7%IND 8.3%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.13 Cr
A 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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