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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1967

Bisfi

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Winner — 1967

R.K. PURBEY
CPI· Left
CPI 40.4%IND 22.4%6 others 37.2%
Votes
22,514
40.4% share
Winning margin
10,038
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.3%
of 99,026

Bisfi is a safe seat — R.K. PURBEY won by 18.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.K. PURBEY
CPI
Left
22,51440.4%
2
A. NOORUDDIN
IND
12,47622.4%
3
T. HUSSAIN
INC
INC
7,79614.0%
4
C. JHA
IND
5,2779.5%
5
S.L. SAHU
IND
3,0885.5%
6
K.K. CHAUDHARY
IND
2,1333.8%
7
R.C. SINGH
PSP
Praja Socialist Party
1,3782.5%
8
B.N. JHA
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1,0711.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.9% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
100th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
75th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 40.4%IND 22.4%INC 14.0%IND 9.5%IND 5.5%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
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Mandan Bharti Dham

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