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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 242 · 2011
Purulia
Winner — 2011
K.P. SINGH DEO
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 53.9%CPM 36.8%6 others 9.2%
Votes
83,396
54.0% share
Winning margin
26,487
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
80.1%
of 1,93,014
Purulia is a safe seat — K.P. SINGH DEO won by 17.1%.
Seat history
3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.P. SINGH DEO |  AITCAITC + INC | 83,396 | 54.0% |
| 2 | KAUSHIK MAZUMDAR | Left Front | 56,909 | 36.8% |
| 3 | PANCH KARI MUKHERJEE | BJP | 3,630 | 2.4% |
| 4 | SANAT SAO | PDS | 2,705 | 1.8% |
| 5 | SOHAN RAJOWAR | 2,386 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | DHIREN RAJAK | IND | 2,241 | 1.4% |
| 7 | NAREN SAHIS | 1,915 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | THURU MAHATO | 1,407 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (238th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 2.7% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
238th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
131st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.0%CPM 36.8%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.