Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 2014 GEN
Santosh Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Purnia Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 2014 general election, with a winning margin of 116,669 votes (11.50%).
The constituency had 1,582,967 registered electors and 1,017,732 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 64.30%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Janata Dal (United)
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In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Santosh Kumar of Janata Dal (United) secured victory in the Purnia constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 116,669 votes.
Out of 1,582,967 registered electors, 1,017,732 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 64.30%. A total of 0 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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