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Bihar · PC 22 · 1962
Purnea
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
PHANI GOPAL SEN GUPTA
INC· INC
INC 52.4%SWA 21.3%2 others 26.3%
Votes
1,17,705
55.0% share
Winning margin
69,791
32.6% of votes
Total votes cast
2,24,636
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHANI GOPAL SEN GUPTA | 1,17,705 | 55.0% | |
| 2 | BISHESHWAR NARAIN SHARMA | 47,914 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | RISHI KANT JHA | SOC | 26,300 | 12.3% |
| 4 | DASRATH PRASAD CHOUDHARY | 22,078 | 10.3% |
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 (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.3% · max 43.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
11th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
17th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.0%SWA 22.4%SOC 12.3%PSP 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Samastipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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