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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2020
Purnia
Winner — 2020
VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.8%INC 35.4%22 others 11.8%
Votes
97,757
52.8% share
Winning margin
32,154
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
59.2%
of 3,12,793
Purnia is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA won by 17.4%.
Seat history
6 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA | NDA (NDA) | 97,757 | 52.8% |
| 2 | INDU SINHA | 65,603 | 35.4% | |
| 3 | VIJAY ORAON | 5,493 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | SANJAY SINGH | APKSP | 1,924 | 1.0% |
| 5 | NEERAJ KUMAR SINHA | IND | 1,742 | 0.9% |
| 6 | BIDYANAND MEHTA | 1,417 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,379 | 0.7% |
| 8 | NITYANAND CHOUDHARY | IND | 1,291 | 0.7% |
| 9 | AJAY SWARN | IND | 1,078 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 951 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MD. ASLAM AZAD | 818 | 0.4% | |
| 12 | SHAIKH AKBAR ALI | 720 | 0.4% | |
| 13 | SHYAM MOHAN JHA ALIAS S. M.JHA | IND | 636 | 0.3% |
| 14 | ANISHA PRITY | TPLRSP | 613 | 0.3% |
| 15 | VINOD SINGH | AJPR | 573 | 0.3% |
| 16 | CHANDRA BHANU KUMAR | IND | 527 | 0.3% |
| 17 | RAJESH KUMAR NIRALA | IND | 519 | 0.3% |
| 18 | MANOJ THAKUR | BLRP | 500 | 0.3% |
| 19 | RAVINDRA KUMAR SINGH | JTVP | 324 | 0.2% |
| 20 | PRADIP KUMAR | AngSP | 289 | 0.2% |
| 21 | ABDUL SUBHAN | BJJD | 274 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SUMIT SINGH | IND | 274 | 0.1% |
| 23 | RAJESH KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 260 | 0.1% |
| 24 | MIHIR ANAND | JP | 239 | 0.1% |
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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.
High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.4%
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
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.8%INC 35.4%OTH 11.3%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/23
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 Cr
A 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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