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, 1985
AJIT CHANDRAS
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1985
9,074
12.52% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INCKAMAL DEO NARAYAN SINHA
- Votes
- 25,716
- Vote share
- 35.48%
- Behind by
- 9,074
Electors
1,27,404
Total votes polled
72,481
Valid votes
72,481
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.9%
Full result, 1985
18 candidates · 72,481 valid votes
AJIT CHANDRASCPMwon
34,790
48.0%
KAMAL DEO NARAYAN SINHAINC
25,716
35.5%
NAZRUL ISLAMIND
4,336
6.0%
GURU PD. SAHBJP
1,998
2.8%
VISHWA NATH KEJRIWALJNP
1,042
1.4%
SYED ROASHAN ALIIND
955
1.3%
KALA NAND SINGHIND
614
0.8%
ARIF RABBANIIND
507
0.7%
BHOLA NATH ALOKIND
457
0.6%
UMA KANT SINGHIND
435
0.6%
RAM PRAVESH PD. SINGHIND
370
0.5%
KRITYA NAND SHARMAIND
303
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 18. 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PURNEA assembly constituency in Nov 2005?
RAJ KISHORE KESHRI (BJP) won PURNEA in Nov 2005, by a margin of 16,579 votes.
Which party has won PURNEA the most times?
CPM, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PURNEA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2005.
Who has won PURNEA the most times?
RAJ KISHORE KESHRI, with 2 wins between 2005 and 2005.
