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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 74 · 2025Reserved (SC)
Sonbarsha
Winner — 2025
RATNESH SADA
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 47.4%INC 40.9%5 others 11.8%
Votes
97,833
47.4% share
Winning margin
13,454
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.4%
of 3,02,061
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
4 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.97 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATNESH SADA | NDA (NDA) | 97,833 | 47.4% |
| 2 | SARITA DEVI | 84,379 | 40.9% | |
| 3 | SATYENDRA KUMAR | JANSURAJ | 5,655 | 2.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,522 | 2.7% |
| 5 | KIRAN DEVI | 5,019 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | RAJESH RAM | IND | 4,038 | 2.0% |
| 7 | PARMOD SADA | IND | 3,998 | 1.9% |
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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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 6.5% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
116th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
30th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.4%INC 40.9%OTH 9.1%NOTA 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.97 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.