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, 1990
AJIT SARKAR
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1990
26,023
27.24% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
JDRAVINDRA NARAYAN SINGH
- Votes
- 12,121
- Vote share
- 12.69%
- Behind by
- 26,023
Electors
1,65,990
Total votes polled
95,527
Valid votes
95,527
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.5%
Full result, 1990
39 candidates · 95,527 valid votes
AJIT SARKARCPMwon
38,144
39.9%
RAVINDRA NARAYAN SINGHJD
12,121
12.7%
BRAJ KISHORYADAVBJP
11,982
12.5%
JAI NARAYAN MEHTAINC
10,282
10.8%
ASAD IMAMIND
7,562
7.9%
INDRANAND YADAVIND
2,366
2.5%
DINESH PD. SINGHIND
1,806
1.9%
CHUNI URAWNIND
1,661
1.7%
SHAMBHU PRA. SINHAJNPJP
1,247
1.3%
ROHIT PD. YADAVJMM
1,073
1.1%
AJIT KU. LALIND
973
1.0%
JANKI SHARN MAHALDARDDP
777
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 39. 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.
