Sonbarsha Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Sonbarsha is an assembly constituency in Saharsa district in the Indian state of Bihar. It has been reserved for scheduled castes since 2010. Earlier, it was an open seat.
| Sonbarsha | |
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| Constituency No. 74 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saharsa |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 302,061 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 74 Sonbarsha Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Sonbarsha, Patarghat and Banma Itahri community development blocks.[1]
Sonbarsha Assembly constituency is part of No. 13 Madhepura (Lok Sabha constituency) .[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Jageshwar Hajra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Singheshwar Rai | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | Sitaram Mahto | ||
| 1967 | Raj Nandan Rai | ||
| 1969 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | Sitaram Mahto | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1977 | Mahamud Alam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Anwarul Haque | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Karpoori Thakur | Lokdal | |
| 1990 | Ram Jiwan Prasad | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Ram Chandra Purve | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Ratnesh Sada | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ratnesh Sada | 97,833 | 47.39 | +7.19 | |
| INC | Sarita Devi | 84,379 | 40.87 | +8.67 | |
| JSP | Satyendra Kumar | 5,655 | 2.74 | ||
| BSP | Kiran Devi | 5,019 | 2.43 | +0.74 | |
| Independent | Rajesh Ram | 4,038 | 1.96 | −0.95 | |
| Independent | Parmod Sada | 3,998 | 1.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,522 | 2.67 | +1.66 | |
| Majority | 13,454 | 6.52 | −1.48 | ||
| Turnout | 206,444 | 68.35 | +14.62 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ratnesh Sada | 67,678 | 40.2 | −19.46 | |
| INC | Tarni Rishideo | 54,212 | 32.2 | ||
| LJP | Sarita Devi | 13,566 | 8.06 | −15.47 | |
| Independent | Rajesh Ram | 4,893 | 2.91 | ||
| JAP(L) | Manoj Paswan | 4,790 | 2.85 | −0.81 | |
| Independent | Sikandar Sada | 3,750 | 2.23 | ||
| Independent | Ramesh Kumar Sharma | 3,382 | 2.01 | ||
| BSP | Kiran Devi | 2,848 | 1.69 | +0.47 | |
| Independent | Manjay Kumar | 2,775 | 1.65 | ||
| Independent | Bhumi Paswan | 2,547 | 1.51 | ||
| NCP | Pawan Paswan | 1,792 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,701 | 1.01 | −3.32 | |
| Majority | 13,466 | 8.0 | −28.13 | ||
| Turnout | 168,356 | 53.73 | +1.15 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ratnesh Sada | 88,789 | 59.66 | ||
| LJP | Sarita Devi | 35,026 | 23.53 | ||
| JAP(L) | Manoj Paswan | 5,443 | 3.66 | ||
| CPI | Rajkumar Chaudhary | 4,830 | 3.25 | ||
| Independent | Prithvi Chand Sada | 2,246 | 1.51 | ||
| Maanavvaadi Janta Party | Chandan Rishideo | 2,238 | 1.5 | ||
| BMP | Satyanarayan Paswan | 2,007 | 1.35 | ||
| BSP | Rajesh Ram | 1,809 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,449 | 4.33 | ||
| Majority | 53,763 | 36.13 | |||
| Turnout | 148,837 | 52.58 | |||
2010
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Ratnesh Sada of JD(U) won the Sonbarsha assembly seat defeating Sarita Devi of LJP.[6] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Kishor Kumar, Independent, RJD in October 2005 and Ashok Kumar Singh of RJD in February 2005. Ashok Kumar Singh defeated Kishor Kumar Singh, Independent, in 2000. Ashok Kumar Singh of JD defeated Tej Narayan Yadav, Independent, in 1995, and K.K. Mandal of Congress in 1990. Surya Narayan Yadav of aLD defeated Tej Narayan Yadav of CPI in 1985. Surya Narayan Yadav of Congress (U) defeated K.K. Mandal of Congress in 1980. Ashok Kumar Singh of JP defeated Surya Narayan Yadav, Independent, in 1977.[7]