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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 264 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Purulia and Hura
Winner — 1951
SAMARENDRA NATH OJHA
LKSS
Also elected — same seat
DIMO CHARMAHAR
LKSS· 16,740 votes
LKSS 25.8%LKSS 20.2%9 others 54.0%
Votes
21,325
25.8% share
Winning margin
12,676
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
30.5%
of 1,35,659
Purulia and Hura is a safe seat — SAMARENDRA NATH OJHA won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMARENDRA NATH OJHA | LKSS | 21,325 | 25.8% |
| 2 | DIMO CHARMAHAR | LKSS | 16,740 | 20.2% |
| 3 | BECHAN RAJAK | 8,649 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | HARIHAR MUKHOPADHYYA | 7,979 | 9.6% | |
| 5 | JIMUT BAHAN SEN | 7,296 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 6,409 | 7.8% |
| 7 | SARAT CHANDRA DAS | 5,432 | 6.6% | |
| 8 | DULAL DAS | IND | 2,362 | 2.9% |
| 9 | DUJAI RAJAK | IND | 2,341 | 2.8% |
| 10 | HARIPADA RAI | IND | 2,213 | 2.7% |
| 11 | KHUDIRAM MAHATA | IND | 2,002 | 2.4% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean15.3%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.3% · min 0.6% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
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36%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.81
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKSS 25.8%LKSS 20.2%INC 10.4%CNSPJP 9.6%INC 8.8%IND 7.8%OTH 17.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED