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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2011 by-elections
Purnia
Winner — 2011 by-elections
Kiran Devi
BJP 50.7%INC 28.4%5 others 20.9%
Votes
53,732
50.7% share
Winning margin
23,665
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Purnia is a safe seat — Kiran Devi won by 22.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiran Devi | 53,732 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | R C Yadav | 30,067 | 28.4% | |
| 3 | Amit Kumar | 17,113 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | Satish K.Sah | IND | 1,855 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Islamuddin | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,554 | 1.5% |
| 6 | O P. Bhagat | 889 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | K K Jha | IND | 708 | 0.7% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.7%INC 28.4%CPM 16.2%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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