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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 239 · 1987
Purulia
Winner — 1987
MAMATA MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 51.6%INC 45.6%5 others 2.8%
Votes
47,530
51.6% share
Winning margin
5,526
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.1%
of 1,25,973
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMATA MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 47,530 | 51.6% |
| 2 | SUKUMAR ROY | INC | 42,004 | 45.6% |
| 3 | TARAPADA MUKHERJEE | IND | 1,362 | 1.5% |
| 4 | SALIL NANDI | IND | 341 | 0.4% |
| 5 | CHEDILAL JALAN | IND | 299 | 0.3% |
| 6 | JAMINI KANTA MAHATO | IND | 270 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHATA | IND | 266 | 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 (180th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.2% · max 17.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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180th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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49th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.6%INC 45.6%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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