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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 24 · 1977
Purnea
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
LAKHAN LAL KAPOOR
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 54.6%INC 29.4%6 others 16.0%
Votes
1,99,034
56.1% share
Winning margin
92,037
25.9% of votes
Total votes cast
3,64,431
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKHAN LAL KAPOOR | 1,99,034 | 56.1% | |
| 2 | MADHURI SINGH | 1,06,997 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | AMIRUL HASAN | 23,481 | 6.6% | |
| 4 | AZAM | IND | 16,058 | 4.5% |
| 5 | UMESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 4,089 | 1.1% |
| 6 | BRAHMANAND TRIVEDI | IND | 2,378 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BALDEO PRASAD ORAON | IND | 1,935 | 0.6% |
| 8 | ABDUL MUJIB SEKH |  MUL | 1,028 | 0.3% |
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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.8% · max 47.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
14th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.1%INC 30.1%CPI 6.6%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
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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.