PURNEA
Constituency no. 24 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called PURNEA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1984
MADHUREE SINGH
INC
Elections held
11
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1984
1,90,400
44.03% of valid votes
Result, 1984
Runner-up
LKDKAMAL NATHA JHA
- Votes
- 1,03,676
- Vote share
- 23.97%
- Behind by
- 1,90,400
Electors
7,73,952
Total votes polled
4,32,462
Valid votes
4,32,462
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.9%
Full result, 1984
14 candidates · 4,32,462 valid votes
MADHUREE SINGHINCwon
2,94,076
68.0%
KAMAL NATHA JHALKD
1,03,676
24.0%
LAKHAN LAL KAPOORJNP
11,755
2.7%
VISHWANATH KEJARIWALIND
3,176
0.7%
BHOLA NATH AALOKIND
3,131
0.7%
SHASHI SHEKHAR PD.IND
2,856
0.7%
YUNOOSIND
2,526
0.6%
SAIYED ROUSHAN ALIIND
2,516
0.6%
SIRAJUDININD
1,776
0.4%
SATYA KUMAR SINGHIND
1,776
0.4%
RIYAJIND
1,706
0.4%
UMAKANT SINGHIND
1,600
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UDAY SINGH | BJP | 2,44,426 | 34.47% | RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV | 12,883 |
| 1999 | Rajesh Ranjan | IND | 4,38,193 | 63.17% | Jay Krishna Mandal | 2,52,566 |
| 1998 | JAY KRISHNA MANDAL | BJP | 2,65,096 | 37.96% | RAJESH RANJAN | 35,817 |
| 1996 | RAJESH RANJAN | SP | 4,43,111 | 65.98% | RAJENDRA PD. GUPTA | 3,16,155 |
| 1989 | TASLIMUDIN | JD | 1,77,159 | 31.55% | AJIT SARKAR | 54,557 |
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 PURNEA constituency in 2004?
UDAY SINGH (BJP) won PURNEA in 2004, by a margin of 12,883 votes.
Which party has won PURNEA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PURNEA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won PURNEA the most times?
UDAY SINGH, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
