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Winner — 2010

VINAY KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.8%RJD 36.6%8 others 9.7%
Votes
64,676
53.8% share
Winning margin
20,685
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.8%
of 2,23,755

Sonepur is a safe seat — VINAY KUMAR SINGH won by 17.2%.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINAY KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
64,67653.8%
2
RABRI DEVI
43,99136.6%
3
AJAY SINGH
INC
2,8842.4%
4
SURENDER RAM
IND
2,0281.7%
5
LILAWATI DEVI
IND
1,9951.7%
6
SAMIR SINGH
BSP
1,5521.3%
7
VINAY KU SINGH
IND
1,1060.9%
8
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
9600.8%
9
SURESH PANDIT
IJK
6450.5%
10
LAXMI RAI
4790.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.8%RJD 36.6%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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