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Winner — 1995

AJIT SARKAR
CPM· Left
CPM 30.6%SP 29.2%25 others 40.3%
Votes
35,167
30.6% share
Winning margin
1,615
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,98,416

Purnea was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,615 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJIT SARKAR
Left
35,16730.6%
2
RAJESH RANJAN
Samajwadi Party
33,55229.2%
3
PANCHA NAND YADAV
BJP
17,57115.3%
4
KHALID RASHID SABA
INC
11,2699.8%
5
BAIDYA NATH MEHTA
6,0305.2%
6
JWALA PRASAD GUPTA
IND
1,2891.1%
7
SAMPAT LAL ORAON
IND
9000.8%
8
SATYENDRA BIMAL
BPP
8980.8%
9
FAKHRUDDIN
IND
8690.8%
10
ISLAMUDDIN
7880.7%
11
ROSHAN ALI
IND
7640.7%
12
ALOK KUMAR
IND
7560.7%
13
ROHIT YADAV
IND
6590.6%
14
AZIMUDDIN
IND
5710.5%
15
RAJESHWAR PRASAD
IND
5570.5%
16
KRISHNA KUMAR JHA
IND
4820.4%
17
NIRAJ KUMAR
IND
4130.4%
18
MOTI LAL
IND
4120.4%
19
CHANDU YADAV
IND
3920.3%
20
MAHESH PRASAD GUPTA
IND
3440.3%
21
UPENDRA NATH SAGAR
IND
3370.3%
22
SUDHIR PASWAN
IND
2310.2%
23
ARUN SAH
IND
2220.2%
24
CHHATTU RISHI
IND
1970.2%
25
KHAGENDRA SINGH
IND
1360.1%
26
SAKALDEO RISHI
IND
1320.1%
27
RAMASHISH DAS
IND
1010.1%

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
safe
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
128th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
167th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 30.6%SP 29.2%BJP 15.3%INC 9.8%SAP 5.2%OTH 9.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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