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West Bengal · PC 34 · 1998
Purulia
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
BIR SINGH MAHAT0
FBL· Left Front
FBL 51.3%INC 29.9%5 others 18.9%
Votes
3,76,313
51.3% share
Winning margin
1,57,137
21.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,34,059
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIR SINGH MAHAT0 |  FBLLeft Front | 3,76,313 | 51.3% |
| 2 | NEPAL MAHATA | INC | 2,19,176 | 29.9% |
| 3 | ARUN GUPTA | NDA | 97,996 | 13.3% |
| 4 | AJIT PRASAD MAHATA | 35,629 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | DHIREN CHANDRA MAHATO | IND | 2,169 | 0.3% |
| 6 | NEPAL CHANDRA BAURI | IND | 1,620 | 0.2% |
| 7 | PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHATO | IND | 1,156 | 0.2% |
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 (15th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.8% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
15th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 51.3%INC 29.9%BJP 13.3%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
Figures are for Paschim Medinipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
35 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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