PURNEA
Assembly seat no. 139 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PURNEA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, Nov 2005
RAJ KISHORE KESHRI
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 12
Margin, Nov 2005
16,579
13.95% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDRAM CHARITRA YADAV
- Votes
- 30,262
- Vote share
- 25.47%
- Behind by
- 16,579
Electors
2,28,357
Total votes polled
1,18,804
Valid votes
1,18,804
NOTA votes
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Turnout
52.0%
Full result, Nov 2005
14 candidates · 1,18,804 valid votes
RAJ KISHORE KESHRIBJPwon
46,841
39.4%
RAM CHARITRA YADAVRJD
30,262
25.5%
DR. IRSHAD AHMAD KHANLJP
21,577
18.2%
SHANKAR JHAIND
5,145
4.3%
SUNIL KUMAR SINGHCPM
3,156
2.7%
SURESH RISHIIND
2,714
2.3%
KUMAR URAONBSP
2,513
2.1%
SHAH JIYAUL HAQUESP
1,571
1.3%
NAZRUL ISLAMIND
1,279
1.1%
JYOTI KUMARIND
1,134
0.9%
JAGAT MANGAL KURIIND
891
0.8%
ISHRAR ALAMIND
716
0.6%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | RAJ KISHORE KESHRI | BJP | 46,841 | 39.43% | RAM CHARITRA YADAV | 16,579 |
| Feb 2005 | RAJ KISHORE KESHRI | BJP | 30,006 | 25.96% | RAM CHARITRA YADAV | 1,174 |
| 2000 | RAJ KISHORE KESRI | BJP | 30,776 | 26.02% | RAMCHARITRA YADAV | 11,920 |
| 1995 | AJIT SARKAR | CPM | 35,167 | 30.57% | RAJESH RANJAN | 1,615 |
| 1990 | AJIT SARKAR | CPM | 38,144 | 39.93% | RAVINDRA NARAYAN SINGH | 26,023 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
