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Bihar · PC 35 · 19512 seats · 1 ST
Purnea and Santal Parganas
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
BHAGAT JHA (AZAD)
Also elected — same seat
JUGHAR SOREN PAUL
Jharkhand Party· 1,47,837 votes
INC 25.2%JHP 22.4%4 others 52.4%
Votes
1,66,049
25.2% share
Winning margin
18,518
2.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,59,217
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGAT JHA (AZAD)Elected | 1,66,049 | 25.2% | |
| 2 | JUGHAR SOREN PAULElected | JHP | 1,47,837 | 22.4% |
| 3 | NARAYAN SOREN | 1,47,531 | 22.4% | |
| 4 | SUDHIR HASDA | JHP | 1,21,248 | 18.4% |
| 5 | BARRUCHI JHA | 53,206 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | LAKHI PRASAD AGRAWAL | IND | 23,346 | 3.5% |
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 (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 2.8% · max 64.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
26th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
20th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.2%JHP 22.4%INC 22.4%JHP 18.4%SP 8.1%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
Figures are for Rohtas, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.