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, 2016
SUDIP KUMAR MUKHERJEE
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2016
4,911
2.69% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCDIBYAJYOTI PRASAD SINGH DEO
- Votes
- 76,454
- Vote share
- 41.89%
- Behind by
- 4,911
Electors
2,27,703
Total votes polled
1,82,528
Valid votes
1,82,528
NOTA votes
2,974
1.63% of votes polled
Turnout
80.2%
Full result, 2016
12 candidates · 1,82,528 valid votes
SUDIP KUMAR MUKHERJEEINCwon
81,365
44.6%
DIBYAJYOTI PRASAD SINGH DEOAITC
76,454
41.9%
NAGENDRA KUMAR OJHABJP
12,757
7.0%
SWAPAN KUMAR MAHATOIND
2,162
1.2%
THURU MAHATOBSP
1,511
0.8%
DHIREN RAJAKIND
1,199
0.7%
UPENDRA NATH MAHATOMPOI
1,004
0.6%
DHIRENDRA NATH RAJAKAJSUP
696
0.4%
BINAY MAHATOIND
651
0.4%
SUBRATA MUKHERJEESUCI
642
0.3%
ALOK PANCHARIAIND
625
0.3%
ANITA MAHATOIND
488
0.3%
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.
