Back to Bihar 1962 map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1962
Benipatti East
Winner — 1962
RAJKUMAR PURBEY
CPI· Left
CPI 36.5%INC 22.5%4 others 41.0%
Votes
12,973
36.5% share
Winning margin
4,981
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.6%
of 76,277
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJKUMAR PURBEY | Left | 12,973 | 36.5% |
| 2 | SHUBCHANDRA MISHRA | INC | 7,992 | 22.5% |
| 3 | CHULHAI JHA | Swatantra Party | 7,022 | 19.8% |
| 4 | RAMDEO YADAV | Praja Socialist Party | 3,972 | 11.2% |
| 5 | ILLYAS SHEIKH | IND | 3,023 | 8.5% |
| 6 | SHIVSHANKAR DAS | IND | 531 | 1.5% |
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 (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
71st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 36.5%INC 22.5%SWA 19.8%PSP 11.2%IND 8.5%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.