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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2025
Purnia
Winner — 2025
VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.8%INC 40.5%8 others 4.7%
Votes
1,27,614
54.8% share
Winning margin
33,222
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
80.1%
of 2,90,893
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA | NDA (NDA) | 1,27,614 | 54.8% |
| 2 | JITENDRA KUMAR | 94,392 | 40.5% | |
| 3 | SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH | JANSURAJ | 3,701 | 1.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,436 | 0.6% |
| 5 | LAKHENDAR SAH | IND | 1,225 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAJIV KUMAR ROY | 1,128 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | ASLAM AZAD | IND | 1,017 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ADITYA LAL | 980 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | KANEEZ FATMA | IND | 919 | 0.4% |
| 10 | AJAY SWARN | IND | 507 | 0.2% |
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
safe14.3%
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
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.8%INC 40.5%OTH 4.1%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.47 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.