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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2015
Purnia
Winner — 2015
VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.3%INC 31.7%24 others 19.0%
Votes
92,020
49.3% share
Winning margin
32,815
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
65.9%
of 2,83,483
Purnia is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA won by 17.6%.
Seat history
7 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
26 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA | NDA (NDA) | 92,020 | 49.3% |
| 2 | INDU SINHA | 59,205 | 31.7% | |
| 3 | RAM CHARITRA YADAV | IND | 7,614 | 4.1% |
| 4 | RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH | 3,993 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | ARVIND KUMAR@ BHOLA SAH | JAPL | 2,670 | 1.4% |
| 6 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,697 | 0.9% |
| 7 | DIVAKAR CHOUDHARY | 1,539 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | RAJESH KUMAR NIRALA | IND | 1,488 | 0.8% |
| 9 | AHMAD HUSSAIN | IND | 1,480 | 0.8% |
| 10 | RAKESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,415 | 0.8% |
| 11 | MASIUR RAHMAN | 1,388 | 0.7% | |
| 12 | LT. COL. AKSHAY YADAV | 1,321 | 0.7% | |
| 13 | SUMITRA DEVI MANDAL | RVNP | 1,257 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,109 | 0.6% |
| 15 | ADITYA KUMAR JHA | IND | 1,089 | 0.6% |
| 16 | ASHOK KUMAR MAHTO | BSP | 996 | 0.5% |
| 17 | MOHAMMAD ASLAM AZAD | IND | 873 | 0.5% |
| 18 | DEEPAK KUMAR | IND | 841 | 0.5% |
| 19 | AKHILESH VERMA | SKLP | 744 | 0.4% |
| 20 | RASHI PRASAD | PBI | 738 | 0.4% |
| 21 | BINDU PRAKASH JHA | IEMC | 725 | 0.4% |
| 22 | RANJEET KUMAR SINGH | 708 | 0.4% | |
| 23 | RAKESH KUMAR | IND | 679 | 0.4% |
| 24 | BACHCHI SHARMA | DSP | 409 | 0.2% |
| 25 | MANIK CHAND YADAV | IND | 406 | 0.2% |
| 26 | KASHOR KUMAR YADAV | AIFB(S) | 382 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.3%INC 31.7%OTH 18.4%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/25
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.47 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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