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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 24 · 1984
Purnea
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
MADHUREE SINGH
INC· INC
INC 66.4%LKD 23.4%12 others 10.1%
Votes
2,94,076
68.0% share
Winning margin
1,90,400
44.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,42,678
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADHUREE SINGH | 2,94,076 | 68.0% | |
| 2 | KAMAL NATHA JHA | 1,03,676 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | LAKHAN LAL KAPOOR | 11,755 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | VISHWANATH KEJARIWAL | IND | 3,176 | 0.7% |
| 5 | BHOLA NATH AALOK | IND | 3,131 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SHASHI SHEKHAR PD. | IND | 2,856 | 0.7% |
| 7 | YUNOOS | IND | 2,526 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SAIYED ROUSHAN ALI | IND | 2,516 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SATYA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,776 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SIRAJUDIN | IND | 1,776 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RIYAJ | IND | 1,706 | 0.4% |
| 12 | UMAKANT SINGH | IND | 1,600 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RASIK KISKU | IND | 1,352 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAM KISUN PR. SAH | IND | 540 | 0.1% |
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 (14th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.0%
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
INC 68.0%LKD 24.0%OTH 8.0%
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?
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.