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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1969
Purnea
Winner — 1969
KAMALDEO NARAIN SINHA
INC· INC
INC 38.5%PSP 30.7%3 others 30.8%
Votes
18,360
38.5% share
Winning margin
3,751
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.2%
of 87,869
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMALDEO NARAIN SINHA | INC | 18,360 | 38.5% |
| 2 | BADIUZZAMA | Praja Socialist Party | 14,609 | 30.7% |
| 3 | JAGDEEP PRASAD YADAV | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 11,952 | 25.1% |
| 4 | BISWANATH PRASAD KEJRIWAL | Samyukta Socialist Party | 2,022 | 4.2% |
| 5 | SULTAN ALAM M . BIHARI | PBI | 710 | 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 (54th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.6% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
54th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
54th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%PSP 30.7%BJS 25.1%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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