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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BJPSudip Kumar Mukherjee | AITCSujoy Banerjee | 49,253 | 21.35% | 13 | 91.4% |
| 2021 | BJPSudip Kumar Mukherjee | AITCSujoy Banerjee | 7,018 | 3.39% | 10 | 79.6% |
| 2016 | INCSUDIP KUMAR MUKHERJEE | AITCDIBYAJYOTI PRASAD SINGH DEO | 4,911 | 2.69% | 12 | 80.2% |
| 2011 | AITCK.P. SINGH DEO | CPMKAUSHIK MAZUMDAR | 26,487 | 17.13% | 8 | 80.1% |
| 20061973 boundaries | CPMNIKHIL MUKHERJEE | INCDR.SUKUMAR ROY | 16,002 | 12.74% | 6 | 75.3% |
| 20011973 boundaries | CPMNIKHIL MUKHERJEE | AITCKAMAKSHYA PRASAD SINGH DEO | 5,509 | 4.70% | 5 | 68.0% |
| 19961973 boundaries | CPMMAMATA MUKHERJEE | INCSUKUMAR ROY | 2,382 | 1.94% | 11 | 76.6% |
| 19911973 boundaries | CPMMAMATA MUKHERJEE | INCSUKUMAR ROY | 7,928 | 7.44% | 10 | 72.3% |
| 19871973 boundaries | CPMMAMATA MUKHERJEE | INCSUKUMAR ROY | 5,526 | 6.00% | 7 | 73.1% |
| 19821973 boundaries | ICSSUKUMAR ROY | CPMMAHADEB MUKHERJEE | 7,142 | 9.33% | 4 | 71.9% |
| 19771973 boundaries | CPMMAHADEB MUKHERJEE | INDSANAT KUMAR MUKHERJEE | 7,776 | 17.94% | 6 | 48.7% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCSANAT KUMAR MUKHERJEE | CPMMAHADEB MUKHERJEE | 11,120 | 31.70% | 2 | 43.4% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCSAAT KUMAR MUKHERJEE | LSSBIBHUTI BHUSAN DASGUPTA | 5,820 | 15.89% | 5 | 46.2% |
| 19691966 boundaries | LSSBIBHUTI BHUSAN DAS GUPTA | INCSUDARSAN MAHATA | 13,214 | 35.86% | 4 | 48.7% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INDB . B . D . GUPTA | INCT . P . ROY | 7,545 | 19.68% | 9 | 51.5% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCTARA PADA ROY | LSSBIBHUTI BHUSHAN DAS GUPTA | 3,889 | 13.22% | 5 | 45.4% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
