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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 239 · 2001
Purulia
Winner — 2001
NIKHIL MUKHERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 48.8%AITC 44.1%3 others 7.2%
Votes
57,124
48.8% share
Winning margin
5,509
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,72,096
A closely fought contest. NIKHIL MUKHERJEE won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIKHIL MUKHERJEE | Left Front | 57,124 | 48.8% |
| 2 | KAMAKSHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO |  AITC | 51,615 | 44.1% |
| 3 | GOBINDA MUKHERJEE | BJP | 4,427 | 3.8% |
| 4 | PRABIR MAHATO | IND | 2,233 | 1.9% |
| 5 | DHIREN RAJAK | JKP(N) | 1,716 | 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 (180th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 0.2% · max 17.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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180th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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49th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 48.8%AITC 44.1%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,30,115
Density
468 / km²
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,259 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Other 10.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water12.2%
Electricity33.4%
Sanitation11.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.8%
Children fully vaccinated84.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.9%
Children underweight (under 5)46.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER76.7%
Women literate61.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Clean cooking fuel23.2%
Health insurance35.6%
What's nearby?
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