Sonpur Assembly constituency
Sonpur Assembly constituency, often spelt Sonepur, is in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Ram Sundar Das, sitting MLA from Sonpur 1977–1980, served as Bihar's Chief Minister briefly in 1979.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 122 Sonpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Sonpur and Dighwara C.D. blocks.Sonpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok [Sabha constituency)]. It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).
Election results
2015
- Ramanuj [Prasad Yadav] : 86,082 votes
- Vinay Kumar Singh : 49,686 votes
1980
- Lalu Prasad Yadav : 45,041 votes
- Jawahar Prasad Singh : 35,874 votes
- Ram Sunder Das : 10,396 votes
1977
- Ram Sunder Das : 40,747 votes
- Rameshwar Prasad Rai : 15,411 votes