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Bihar · PC 33 · 1951

Purnea North East

Winner — Lok Sabha 1951

MOHAMMAD ISLAMUDDIN
INC 74.5%IND 17.8%1 others 7.7%
Votes
89,754
74.5% share
Winning margin
68,349
56.7% of votes
Total votes cast
1,20,467
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAMMAD ISLAMUDDIN
89,75474.5%
2
KRISHNA LAL THERARI
IND
21,40517.8%
3
BISHESWAR DAS
9,3087.7%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
56.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.4% · max 56.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
23rd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
37th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 74.5%IND 17.8%SP 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

Figures are for Buxar, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
🏛️

Ancient mound, Buxar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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