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, Feb 2005
RAJ KISHORE KESHRI
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 12
Margin, Feb 2005
1,174
1.02% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
SPRAM CHARITRA YADAV
- Votes
- 28,832
- Vote share
- 24.94%
- Behind by
- 1,174
Electors
2,30,411
Total votes polled
1,15,583
Valid votes
1,15,583
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.2%
Full result, Feb 2005
26 candidates · 1,15,583 valid votes
RAJ KISHORE KESHRIBJPwon
30,006
26.0%
RAM CHARITRA YADAVSP
28,832
24.9%
MD. HABIBAD
8,703
7.5%
NEERAJ SINGH ALIAS CHHOTU SINGHRJD
6,375
5.5%
PRADIP SARKARCPM
5,740
5.0%
KRISHNA KUMAR MANDALINC
4,972
4.3%
AFROZ ALAMIND
4,946
4.3%
JITENDRA URAONJMM
4,459
3.9%
TEJ NARAYAN RAMBSP
3,003
2.6%
RAKESH KUMAR SINGHSHS
2,704
2.3%
ISRAR ALAMIND
2,032
1.8%
NAJMUL HODAIND
1,854
1.6%
Showing the top 12 of 26. 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.
