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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1962
Purnea
Winner — 1962
KAMALDEO NARAIN SINHA
INC· INC
INC 69.7%SOC 18.8%1 others 11.5%
Votes
28,889
69.7% share
Winning margin
21,085
50.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
43.9%
of 94,477
Purnea is a safe seat — KAMALDEO NARAIN SINHA won by 50.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMALDEO NARAIN SINHA | INC | 28,889 | 69.7% |
| 2 | MOULANA SYED MOINUDDIN MAJAHIRI | SOC | 7,804 | 18.8% |
| 3 | SURENDRA PRASAD VERMA | 4,752 | 11.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean50.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.2% · max 50.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
94th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
183rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.7%SOC 18.8%BJS 11.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.