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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 226 · 1967
Purulia
Winner — 1967
B . B . D . GUPTA
IND
IND 48.5%INC 28.9%7 others 22.6%
Votes
18,607
48.5% share
Winning margin
7,545
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.5%
of 74,475
Purulia is a safe seat — B . B . D . GUPTA won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B . B . D . GUPTA | IND | 18,607 | 48.5% |
| 2 | T . P . ROY | INC | 11,062 | 28.9% |
| 3 | U . C . MAHTC | IND | 3,117 | 8.1% |
| 4 | J . N . MAHATO | IND | 1,941 | 5.1% |
| 5 | A . K . KABIRAJ | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,482 | 3.9% |
| 6 | B . K . SARKAR | IND | 783 | 2.0% |
| 7 | K . MAHATO | IND | 747 | 1.9% |
| 8 | S . K . MAHTO | IND | 468 | 1.2% |
| 9 | L . K . MAHATO | IND | 126 | 0.3% |
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 (165th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 4.2% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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165th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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241st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
280 seats · 141 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 48.5%INC 28.9%IND 8.1%IND 5.1%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
59,13,457
Density
631 / km²
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
9,368 km²
SC population19.1%
ST population14.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.5%Muslim 10.5%Other 4.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water19.5%
Electricity52.6%
Sanitation46.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.6%
Children fully vaccinated76.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)40.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER81.5%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.7%
Clean cooking fuel17.5%
Health insurance25.8%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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