Back to Bihar 2005 (Feb) map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 139 · 2005 (Feb)
Purnea
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAJ KISHORE KESHRI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 26.0%SP 24.9%24 others 49.1%
Votes
30,006
26.0% share
Winning margin
1,174
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
50.6%
of 2,28,357
Purnea was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,174 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KISHORE KESHRI | NDA (NDA) | 30,006 | 26.0% |
| 2 | RAM CHARITRA YADAV | 28,832 | 24.9% | |
| 3 | MD. HABIB | AD | 8,703 | 7.5% |
| 4 | NEERAJ SINGH ALIAS CHHOTU SINGH | 6,375 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | PRADIP SARKAR | 5,740 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | KRISHNA KUMAR MANDAL | 4,972 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | AFROZ ALAM | IND | 4,946 | 4.3% |
| 8 | JITENDRA URAON | 4,459 | 3.9% | |
| 9 | TEJ NARAYAN RAM | BSP | 3,003 | 2.6% |
| 10 | RAKESH KUMAR SINGH | 2,704 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | ISRAR ALAM | IND | 2,032 | 1.8% |
| 12 | NAJMUL HODA | IND | 1,854 | 1.6% |
| 13 | SADANAND MEHTA | 1,319 | 1.1% | |
| 14 | MOHAMMAD ASLAM AAZAD | IND | 1,284 | 1.1% |
| 15 | VINAY KUMAR PANDAY | RVNP | 1,140 | 1.0% |
| 16 | SANJIB KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 1,108 | 1.0% |
| 17 | DHARMENDRA ORAON | JDP | 915 | 0.8% |
| 18 | DAYA RANI DEVI | IND | 914 | 0.8% |
| 19 | JAYANTI DEVI | IND | 791 | 0.7% |
| 20 | MADHABI SARKAR | CPI(ML)(L) | 726 | 0.6% |
| 21 | MANOJ KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 698 | 0.6% |
| 22 | SHYAM LAL PASWAN | IND | 671 | 0.6% |
| 23 | MD. AASHIQUE RAHMANI | IND | 669 | 0.6% |
| 24 | PHANI LAL YADAV | IND | 640 | 0.6% |
| 25 | MANOWAR IMAM | IND | 638 | 0.6% |
| 26 | MANJU DEVI | IND | 444 | 0.4% |
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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
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
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.0%SP 24.9%AD 7.5%RJD 5.5%OTH 36.0%
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Turmeric
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.