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, 1995
AJIT SARKAR
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1995
1,615
1.40% of valid votes
Result, 1995
Runner-up
SPRAJESH RANJAN
- Votes
- 33,552
- Vote share
- 29.17%
- Behind by
- 1,615
Electors
1,98,416
Total votes polled
1,15,039
Valid votes
1,15,039
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.0%
Full result, 1995
27 candidates · 1,15,039 valid votes
AJIT SARKARCPMwon
35,167
30.6%
RAJESH RANJANSP
33,552
29.2%
PANCHA NAND YADAVBJP
17,571
15.3%
KHALID RASHID SABAINC
11,269
9.8%
BAIDYA NATH MEHTASAP
6,030
5.2%
JWALA PRASAD GUPTAIND
1,289
1.1%
SAMPAT LAL ORAONIND
900
0.8%
SATYENDRA BIMALBPP
898
0.8%
FAKHRUDDININD
869
0.8%
ISLAMUDDINBSP
788
0.7%
ROSHAN ALIIND
764
0.7%
ALOK KUMARIND
756
0.7%
Showing the top 12 of 27. 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.
