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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1977
Purnea
Winner — 1977
DEV NATH ROY
JNP· Janata
JNP 39.5%INC 31.7%3 others 28.8%
Votes
18,180
39.5% share
Winning margin
3,567
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.1%
of 1,06,808
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEV NATH ROY | Janata | 18,180 | 39.5% |
| 2 | KAMAL DEO NARAYAN SINHA | INC | 14,613 | 31.7% |
| 3 | AJIT CHANDRA SARKAR | IND | 12,217 | 26.5% |
| 4 | UMESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 871 | 1.9% |
| 5 | JETHANI HIRACHAND | IND | 175 | 0.4% |
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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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128th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
167th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 39.5%INC 31.7%IND 26.5%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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