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, 1996
RAJESH RANJAN
SP
Elections held
11
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
3,16,155
47.08% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPRAJENDRA PD. GUPTA
- Votes
- 1,26,956
- Vote share
- 18.90%
- Behind by
- 3,16,155
Electors
10,74,893
Total votes polled
6,71,574
Valid votes
6,71,574
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.5%
Full result, 1996
17 candidates · 6,71,574 valid votes
RAJESH RANJANSPwon
4,43,111
66.0%
RAJENDRA PD. GUPTABJP
1,26,956
18.9%
AJIT SARKARCPM
65,678
9.8%
RAJEEV NANDAN YADAVINC
9,499
1.4%
JWALA PD. GUPTAIND
6,991
1.0%
FAZLUR RAHMANIND
5,173
0.8%
JENENDRA KUMARBSP
2,965
0.4%
TEJ NR. ROYIND
2,946
0.4%
PREMOD MUNIIND
2,001
0.3%
YAMUNA MURMUJMM
1,537
0.2%
DUKHAN ROYIND
1,062
0.2%
TUNTUN PASWANIND
981
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 17. 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.
