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Bihar · PC 22 · 1971
Purnea
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
MOHAMMAD TAHIR
INC· INC
INC 26.7%CPI 17.2%9 others 56.1%
Votes
56,977
27.7% share
Winning margin
20,164
9.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,13,754
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD TAHIR | 56,977 | 27.7% | |
| 2 | Z. A. AHMAD | 36,813 | 17.9% | |
| 3 | PHANI GOPAL SEN GUPTA | 33,846 | 16.5% | |
| 4 | DEONATH RAI | 31,763 | 15.5% | |
| 5 | SURYA N. SINGH YADAV | IND | 12,954 | 6.3% |
| 6 | ABDUL RAZAK | IND | 12,445 | 6.1% |
| 7 | SHIV CHARAN MEHTA | HSD | 6,772 | 3.3% |
| 8 | SHALI GRAM SINGH TOMAR | IND | 4,871 | 2.4% |
| 9 | DEONARAIN MANDAL | IND | 3,703 | 1.8% |
| 10 | PRADUMNA NARAIN SINGH | PBI | 3,178 | 1.6% |
| 11 | UCHIT PASWAN | IND | 2,156 | 1.1% |
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
safe9.8%
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 27.7%CPI 17.9%NCO 16.5%SSP 15.5%IND 6.3%IND 6.1%OTH 10.1%
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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