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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1985
Purnea
Winner — 1985
AJIT CHANDRAS
CPM· Left
CPM 48.0%INC 35.5%16 others 16.5%
Votes
34,790
48.0% share
Winning margin
9,074
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
56.9%
of 1,27,404
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT CHANDRAS | Left | 34,790 | 48.0% |
| 2 | KAMAL DEO NARAYAN SINHA | INC | 25,716 | 35.5% |
| 3 | NAZRUL ISLAM | IND | 4,336 | 6.0% |
| 4 | GURU PD. SAH | BJP | 1,998 | 2.8% |
| 5 | VISHWA NATH KEJRIWAL | Janata | 1,042 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SYED ROASHAN ALI | IND | 955 | 1.3% |
| 7 | KALA NAND SINGH | IND | 614 | 0.8% |
| 8 | ARIF RABBANI | IND | 507 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BHOLA NATH ALOK | IND | 457 | 0.6% |
| 10 | UMA KANT SINGH | IND | 435 | 0.6% |
| 11 | RAM PRAVESH PD. SINGH | IND | 370 | 0.5% |
| 12 | KRITYA NAND SHARMA | IND | 303 | 0.4% |
| 13 | BHAGWAN DAS | IND | 209 | 0.3% |
| 14 | KRISHNA DEO PASWAN | IND | 192 | 0.3% |
| 15 | ARUN PRASAD SAH | IND | 188 | 0.3% |
| 16 | PRADIP N. KUWAR | IND | 154 | 0.2% |
| 17 | SURENDRA JHA | IND | 127 | 0.2% |
| 18 | NASIM KHAN | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
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
safe12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
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
CPM 48.0%INC 35.5%IND 6.0%OTH 10.5%
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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