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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1957
Purnea
Winner — 1957
KAMALDEO NARAYAN SINHA
INC· INC
INC 61.6%IND 16.7%4 others 21.7%
Votes
22,649
61.6% share
Winning margin
16,503
44.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.5%
of 77,347
Purnea is a safe seat — KAMALDEO NARAYAN SINHA won by 44.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMALDEO NARAYAN SINHA | 22,649 | 61.6% | |
| 2 | KAMALA PRASAD MAHTO | IND | 6,146 | 16.7% |
| 3 | HABIBUR RAHMAN | 4,795 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | TEJNARAYAN THAKUR | CNPSPJP | 1,210 | 3.3% |
| 5 | PANCHAM PRASAD | IND | 1,153 | 3.1% |
| 6 | JANG BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 814 | 2.2% |
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 (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 44.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
184th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
88th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.6%IND 16.7%PSP 13.0%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
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