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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1990
Purnea
Winner — 1990
AJIT SARKAR
CPM· Left
CPM 39.9%JD 12.7%37 others 47.4%
Votes
38,144
39.9% share
Winning margin
26,023
27.2% of votes
Total candidates
39
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,65,990
Purnea is a safe seat — AJIT SARKAR won by 27.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
39 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT SARKAR | Left | 38,144 | 39.9% |
| 2 | RAVINDRA NARAYAN SINGH | National Front | 12,121 | 12.7% |
| 3 | BRAJ KISHORYADAV | BJP | 11,982 | 12.5% |
| 4 | JAI NARAYAN MEHTA | INC | 10,282 | 10.8% |
| 5 | ASAD IMAM | IND | 7,562 | 7.9% |
| 6 | INDRANAND YADAV | IND | 2,366 | 2.5% |
| 7 | DINESH PD. SINGH | IND | 1,806 | 1.9% |
| 8 | CHUNI URAWN | IND | 1,661 | 1.7% |
| 9 | SHAMBHU PRA. SINHA | JNP(JP) | 1,247 | 1.3% |
| 10 | ROHIT PD. YADAV | 1,073 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | AJIT KU. LAL | IND | 973 | 1.0% |
| 12 | JANKI SHARN MAHALDAR | 777 | 0.8% | |
| 13 | PREM KUMAR VERMA | IND | 758 | 0.8% |
| 14 | MD. ISLAMUDIN | IND | 654 | 0.7% |
| 15 | SAIYED ROSHAN ALI | ICS(SCS) | 525 | 0.6% |
| 16 | NAGENDRA NANDAN SAH | IND | 381 | 0.4% |
| 17 | SITA RAM SINGH | BKUS | 381 | 0.4% |
| 18 | MADHUKAR GANGADHAR | SOP(L) | 376 | 0.4% |
| 19 | BABU LAL URAWN | IND | 351 | 0.4% |
| 20 | SRI GUDDU | IND | 315 | 0.3% |
| 21 | KALANAND SINGH | IND | 276 | 0.3% |
| 22 | BHAGWAN DAS | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 23 | KRISHNANAND KUSMAKAR | LKD(B) | 195 | 0.2% |
| 24 | JAI PRAKASH SINGH | IND | 188 | 0.2% |
| 25 | BHAGWAN RISHI | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 26 | JAI NARAYAN SAH | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 27 | HANUMAN PRASAD SARAF | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 28 | YOGENDRA SINGH | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 29 | RAM NA. RISHI | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 30 | PROMOD KUMAR | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 31 | INAMUL HAQUE | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 32 | BHAWAN LAL SHARMA | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 33 | AJIT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 34 | HAIDER ALI | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
| 35 | PRAKASH NARAYAN | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 36 | UMESH KU. SINHA | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 37 | GUFRAN KHAN | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 38 | RISUL AJAM | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 39 | MO. NAJARUL ISLAM | IND | 16 | 0.0% |
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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
128th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
167th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 39.9%JD 12.7%BJP 12.5%INC 10.8%IND 7.9%OTH 16.2%
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?
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