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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 122 · 2025
Sonepur
Winner — 2025
VINAY KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.6%RJD 43.2%7 others 11.3%
Votes
90,842
45.6% share
Winning margin
4,767
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.8%
of 2,90,014
A closely fought contest. VINAY KUMAR SINGH won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINAY KUMAR SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 90,842 | 45.6% |
| 2 | DR. RAMANUJ PRASAD | 86,075 | 43.2% | |
| 3 | CHANDAN LAL MEHTA | JANSURAJ | 11,977 | 6.0% |
| 4 | RAMESH KUMAR | IND | 3,156 | 1.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,606 | 1.3% |
| 6 | ROHIT ROY | IND | 1,720 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | JJD | 1,235 | 0.6% |
| 8 | AJAY KUMAR | 1,158 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | DHARAMVEER KUMAR | 471 | 0.2% |
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
safe2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
111th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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172nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.6%RJD 43.2%JANSURAJ 6.0%OTH 3.9%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.49 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?
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