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Purnia

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

UDAY SINGH ALIAS PAPPU SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.5%IND 25.1%18 others 23.4%
Votes
3,62,952
51.5% share
Winning margin
1,86,227
26.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,04,752
Candidates
20
Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UDAY SINGH ALIAS PAPPU SINGH
NDA (NDA)
3,62,95251.5%
2
SHANTI PRIYA
IND
1,76,72525.1%
3
SHANKAR JHA
22,7733.2%
4
PRAMOD NARAYAN PODDAR
IND
21,7543.1%
5
NAVEEN KUMAR SINGH
21,2813.0%
6
VIJAY KUMAR SAH
IND
18,9862.7%
7
UPENDRANATH SAGAR
IND
13,8342.0%
8
SHIEKH AKBAR ALI
IND
9,0391.3%
9
DR. IRSHAD AHMAD KHAN
LTSD
7,4721.1%
10
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
6,3150.9%
11
JIVACHH PASWAN
IND
5,7050.8%
12
DEEP NARAYAN SINGH
IND
5,5130.8%
13
ALIMUDDIN ANSARI
IND
5,2450.7%
14
MADHAVI SARKAR
CPI(ML)(L)
5,1520.7%
15
JAGDISH PRASAD YADAV
IND
4,6790.7%
16
ABDUL SATTAR
IND
4,3650.6%
17
ASHOK KUMAR SAH
UPA
3,6100.5%
18
KAUSHALYA DEVI
IND
3,5600.5%
19
MD. AISUR RAHMAN
IND
2,9250.4%
20
ANIL KUMAR BHARATI
RVNP
2,8670.4%

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.3% · max 50.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
3rd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
22nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.5%IND 25.1%OTH 23.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Purnia, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Jute🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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