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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2010Reserved (SC)

Sonbarsa

Winner — 2010

RATNESH SADA
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 47.4%LJP 21.1%18 others 31.6%
Votes
56,633
47.4% share
Winning margin
31,445
26.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
52.1%
of 2,29,264

Sonbarsa is a safe seat — RATNESH SADA won by 26.3%.

Seat history

4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATNESH SADA
NDA (NDA)
56,63347.4%
2
SARITA DEVI
25,18821.1%
3
TARNI RISHIDEO
INC
10,4338.7%
4
DEO NARAYAN PASWAN
4,6333.9%
5
MANOJ PASWAN VILL-MURADPUR
IND
2,4232.0%
6
ASHOK PASWAN
2,3662.0%
7
AMIR RAM
HND
1,9301.6%
8
VEDANAND RAM
JMBP
1,4921.3%
9
BHIKHA PASWAN
BSP
1,4761.2%
10
KAILASH SADA
IND
1,4521.2%
11
MANOJ PASWAN VILL- SURMAHA
IND
1,4111.2%
12
SURYA NARAYAN PASWAN
IND
1,4031.2%
13
SHIV SHANKAR DAS
IND
1,2891.1%
14
UPENDRA NARAYAN HAJRA
IND
1,2301.0%
15
INDU DEVI
IND
1,2141.0%
16
CHANDAN RISHIDEO
1,1340.9%
17
MANOJ PASWAN
AD
1,0730.9%
18
BHUMI PASWAN
IND
1,0540.9%
19
MAHENDRA HAJRA
9090.8%
20
RAGHUNANDAN CHOUDHARY
IND
8050.7%

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

Average turnout (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 6.5% · max 36.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
116th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
30th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.4%LJP 21.1%INC 8.7%OTH 22.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺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.

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