PURNIA
Constituency no. 12 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called PURNIA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2024
RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV
IND
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2024
23,847
1.99% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
JD(U)SANTOSH KUMAR
- Votes
- 5,43,709
- Vote share
- 45.47%
- Behind by
- 23,847
Electors
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Total votes polled
11,95,844
Valid votes
11,95,844
NOTA votes
23,834
1.99% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
7 candidates · 11,95,844 valid votes
RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAVINDwon
5,67,556
47.5%
SANTOSH KUMARJD(U)
5,43,709
45.5%
BIMA BHARTIRJD
27,120
2.3%
ARUN DASBSP
10,619
0.9%
SATYENDRA YADAVIND
8,459
0.7%
NOMAN ALAMIND
7,693
0.6%
KISHOR KUMAR YADAVAIFB
6,854
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV | IND | 5,67,556 | 47.46% | SANTOSH KUMAR | 23,847 |
| 2019 | SANTOSH KUMAR | JD(U) | 6,32,924 | 54.85% | UDAY SINGH ALIAS PAPPU SINGH | 2,63,461 |
| 2014 | SANTOSH KUMAR | JD(U) | 4,18,826 | 41.15% | UDAY SINGH ALIAS PAPPU SINGH | 1,16,669 |
| 2009 | UDAY SINGH ALIAS PAPPU SINGH | BJP | 3,62,952 | 51.50% | SHANTI PRIYA | 1,86,227 |
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 PURNIA constituency in 2024?
RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS PAPPU YADAV (IND) won PURNIA in 2024, by a margin of 23,847 votes.
Which party has won PURNIA the most times?
JD(U), with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 2009.
How many times has PURNIA gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2009 to 2024.
Who has won PURNIA the most times?
SANTOSH KUMAR, with 2 wins between 2014 and 2019.
