PURNIA
Assembly seat no. 62 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2010.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PURNIA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2020
VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA
BJP
Elections held
4
2010–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2020
32,154
17.36% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
INCINDU SINHA
- Votes
- 65,603
- Vote share
- 35.42%
- Behind by
- 32,154
Electors
3,12,793
Total votes polled
1,85,201
Valid votes
1,85,201
NOTA votes
951
0.51% of votes polled
Turnout
59.2%
Full result, 2020
23 candidates · 1,85,201 valid votes
VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKABJPwon
97,757
52.8%
INDU SINHAINC
65,603
35.4%
VIJAY ORAONSDPI
5,493
3.0%
SANJAY SINGHAPKSP
1,924
1.0%
NEERAJ KUMAR SINHAIND
1,742
0.9%
BIDYANAND MEHTARLSP
1,417
0.8%
ASHOK KUMAR SINGHIND
1,379
0.7%
NITYANAND CHOUDHARYIND
1,291
0.7%
AJAY SWARNIND
1,078
0.6%
MD. ASLAM AZADNCP
818
0.4%
SHAIKH AKBAR ALIJD(S)
720
0.4%
SHYAM MOHAN JHA ALIAS S. M.JHAIND
636
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 23. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vijay Kumar Khemka | BJP | 1,27,614 | 54.79% | Jitendra Kumar | 33,222 |
| 2020 | VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA | BJP | 97,757 | 52.78% | INDU SINHA | 32,154 |
| 2015 | VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA | BJP | 92,020 | 49.26% | INDU SINHA | 32,815 |
| 2010 | RAJ KISHORE KESHARI | BJP | 54,605 | 41.42% | RAM CHARITRA YADAV | 15,599 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- BJP4 wins
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PURNIA assembly constituency in 2025?
Vijay Kumar Khemka (BJP) won PURNIA in 2025, by a margin of 33,222 votes.
Which party has won PURNIA the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 4 wins recorded since 2010.
How many times has PURNIA gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2010 to 2025.
Who has won PURNIA the most times?
VIJAY KUMAR KHEMKA, with 2 wins between 2015 and 2020.
