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, 2011
K.P. SINGH DEO
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2011
26,487
17.13% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMKAUSHIK MAZUMDAR
- Votes
- 56,909
- Vote share
- 36.81%
- Behind by
- 26,487
Electors
1,93,014
Total votes polled
1,54,589
Valid votes
1,54,589
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
80.1%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,54,589 valid votes
K.P. SINGH DEOAITCwon
83,396
54.0%
KAUSHIK MAZUMDARCPM
56,909
36.8%
PANCH KARI MUKHERJEEBJP
3,630
2.4%
SANAT SAOPDS
2,705
1.8%
SOHAN RAJOWARJMM
2,386
1.5%
DHIREN RAJAKIND
2,241
1.4%
NAREN SAHISAJSU
1,915
1.2%
THURU MAHATOBSP
1,407
0.9%
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.
