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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 242 · 2016
Purulia
Winner — 2016
SUDIP KUMAR MUKHERJEE
INC· Mahajot
INC 44.6%AITC 41.9%11 others 13.5%
Votes
81,365
44.6% share
Winning margin
4,911
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
80.2%
of 2,27,703
A closely fought contest. SUDIP KUMAR MUKHERJEE won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDIP KUMAR MUKHERJEE | Mahajot | 81,365 | 44.6% |
| 2 | DIBYAJYOTI PRASAD SINGH DEO |  AITC | 76,454 | 41.9% |
| 3 | NAGENDRA KUMAR OJHA | BJP | 12,757 | 7.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,974 | 1.6% |
| 5 | SWAPAN KUMAR MAHATO | IND | 2,162 | 1.2% |
| 6 | THURU MAHATO | 1,511 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | DHIREN RAJAK | IND | 1,199 | 0.7% |
| 8 | UPENDRA NATH MAHATO | MPOI | 1,004 | 0.6% |
| 9 | DHIRENDRA NATH RAJAK | 696 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | BINAY MAHATO | IND | 651 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SUBRATA MUKHERJEE | 642 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | ALOK PANCHARIA | IND | 625 | 0.3% |
| 13 | ANITA MAHATO | IND | 488 | 0.3% |
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
safe2.7%
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
INC 44.6%AITC 41.9%BJP 7.0%OTH 4.9%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 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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