SONBARSA
Assembly seat no. 72 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1967.
Winner, 1972
SITA RAM MAHTO
SOP
Elections held
3
1967–1972
Most successful party
SOP
won 1 of 3
Margin, 1972
13,714
17.81% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
INCRAM NANDAN RAI
- Votes
- 27,011
- Vote share
- 35.07%
- Behind by
- 13,714
Electors
1,11,986
Total votes polled
77,023
Valid votes
77,023
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.8%
Full result, 1972
4 candidates · 77,023 valid votes
SITA RAM MAHTOSOPwon
40,725
52.9%
RAM NANDAN RAIINC
27,011
35.1%
ABDUL LATIFNCO
7,867
10.2%
RAM BABU RAIIND
1,420
1.8%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SITA RAM MAHTO | SOP | 40,725 | 52.87% | RAM NANDAN RAI | 13,714 |
| 1969 | RAJ NANDAN RAI | INC | 24,846 | 35.62% | SITA RAM MAHTO | 4,093 |
| 1967 | R.N. RAI | IND | 29,709 | 42.23% | S. MAHTO | 17,048 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
