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Bihar · PC 18 · 1957
Purnea
Winner — Lok Sabha 1957
PHANI GOPAL SEN GUPTA
INC 51.8%IND 26.6%1 others 21.7%
Votes
89,369
51.8% share
Winning margin
43,537
25.2% of votes
Total votes cast
1,72,563
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHANI GOPAL SEN GUPTA | 89,369 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | BALKRISHNA GUPTA | IND | 45,832 | 26.6% |
| 3 | MURLIDHAR SINGH | 37,362 | 21.6% |
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.
Low turnout (33rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.2% · max 55.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
33rd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
11th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.8%IND 26.6%PSP 21.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.