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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 181 · 2010
Digha
Winner — 2010
PUNAM DEVI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 62.0%LJP 15.9%13 others 22.1%
Votes
81,247
62.0% share
Winning margin
60,462
46.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
38.3%
of 3,41,913
Digha is a safe seat — PUNAM DEVI won by 46.2%.
Seat history
1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUNAM DEVI | NDA (NDA) | 81,247 | 62.0% |
| 2 | SATYA NAND SHARMA | 20,785 | 15.9% | |
| 3 | RAJESH KUMAR SINHA | INC | 9,215 | 7.0% |
| 4 | HARENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 6,909 | 5.3% |
| 5 | MD. DANISH KHAN | 2,742 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | RANJAN KUMAR | IND | 1,919 | 1.5% |
| 7 | BRAHMA NAND SINGH ALIAS KAKKU SINGH | JHD | 1,653 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SANJAY KUMAR | 1,127 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | RAJIB RANJAN SINHA | IND | 1,101 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MURTAJA ALI | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,025 | 0.8% |
| 11 | AKHILESHWAR KUMAR | BSP | 979 | 0.8% |
| 12 | MAYA SHRIVASTAVA | LSSP | 865 | 0.7% |
| 13 | ABHITAB NIRANJAN | IND | 581 | 0.4% |
| 14 | ANIL KUMAR | IND | 492 | 0.4% |
| 15 | SHUBH NARAYAN SINGH YADAV | 334 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe46.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.8% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
241st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 62.0%LJP 15.9%INC 7.0%IND 5.3%OTH 9.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.