PURULIA
Assembly seat no. 242 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PURULIA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2001
NIKHIL MUKHERJEE
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2001
5,509
4.70% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCKAMAKSHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO
- Votes
- 51,615
- Vote share
- 44.07%
- Behind by
- 5,509
Electors
1,72,096
Total votes polled
1,17,115
Valid votes
1,17,115
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
68.0%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,17,115 valid votes
NIKHIL MUKHERJEECPMwon
57,124
48.8%
KAMAKSHYA PRASAD SINGH DEOAITC
51,615
44.1%
GOBINDA MUKHERJEEBJP
4,427
3.8%
PRABIR MAHATOIND
2,233
1.9%
DHIREN RAJAKJKPN
1,716
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | BJP | 1,28,454 | 55.69% | Sujoy Banerjee | 49,253 |
| 2021 | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | BJP | 89,733 | 43.38% | Sujoy Banerjee | 7,018 |
| 2016 | SUDIP KUMAR MUKHERJEE | INC | 81,365 | 44.58% | DIBYAJYOTI PRASAD SINGH DEO | 4,911 |
| 2011 | K.P. SINGH DEO | AITC | 83,396 | 53.95% | KAUSHIK MAZUMDAR | 26,487 |
| 2006 | NIKHIL MUKHERJEE | CPM | 62,854 | 50.03% | DR.SUKUMAR ROY | 16,002 |
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 PURULIA assembly constituency in 2026?
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee (BJP) won PURULIA in 2026, by a margin of 49,253 votes.
Which party has won PURULIA the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PURULIA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won PURULIA the most times?
MAMATA MUKHERJEE, with 3 wins between 1987 and 1996.
