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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 242 · 2021
Purulia
Winner — 2021
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.4%AITC 40.0%9 others 16.6%
Votes
89,733
43.4% share
Winning margin
7,018
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.6%
of 2,59,949
A closely fought contest. Sudip Kumar Mukherjee won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | BJP (NDA) | 89,733 | 43.4% |
| 2 | Sujoy Banerjee |  AITC | 82,715 | 40.0% |
| 3 | PARTHA PRATIM BANERJEE | 24,996 | 12.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,588 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Birendranath Mahato | IND | 1,918 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Aditya Mahato | IND | 1,304 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Rani Mahato | 1,209 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | Manas Sardar | 1,034 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | MRITUNJOY PANDEY | IND | 558 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Abhijit Bhattacharya | IND | 424 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Harendra Nath Mahato | AMB | 389 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (238th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.7% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
238th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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131st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.4%AITC 40.0%INC 12.1%OTH 3.3%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.45 Cr
A 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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