PURULIA
Constituency no. 35 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called PURULIA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2024
JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
FBL
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2024
17,079
1.19% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
AITCSHANTIRAM MAHATO
- Votes
- 5,61,410
- Vote share
- 39.15%
- Behind by
- 17,079
Electors
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Total votes polled
14,34,018
Valid votes
14,34,018
NOTA votes
17,929
1.25% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
12 candidates · 14,34,018 valid votes
JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATOBJPwon
5,78,489
40.3%
SHANTIRAM MAHATOAITC
5,61,410
39.1%
NEPAL CHANDRA MAHATOINC
1,29,157
9.0%
AJIT PRASAD MAHATAIND
98,658
6.9%
DHIRENDRANATH MAHATOAIFB
14,572
1.0%
SONTOSH RAJOWARDBSP
7,760
0.5%
SUSMITA MAHATOSUCI
6,109
0.4%
GORISH ROYIND
4,809
0.3%
BHAGWAT DASS SHASTRIIND
4,512
0.3%
ASIT BARAN MAHATOPDS
3,877
0.3%
PIJUSH KANTI RAJAKIND
3,418
0.2%
AJIT MAHATOIND
3,318
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO | BJP | 5,78,489 | 40.34% | SHANTIRAM MAHATO | 17,079 |
| 2019 | JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO | BJP | 6,68,107 | 49.30% | Dr. MRIGANKA MAHATO | 2,04,732 |
| 2014 | DR. MRIGANKA MAHATO | AITC | 4,68,277 | 38.87% | NARAHARI MAHATO | 1,53,877 |
| 2009 | NARAHARI MAHATO | AIFB | 3,99,201 | 44.13% | SHANTIRAM MAHATO | 19,301 |
| 2004 | Bir Singh Mahato | AIFB | 3,41,057 | 48.99% | Shantiram Mahato | 1,45,718 |
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 constituency in 2024?
JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO (BJP) won PURULIA in 2024, by a margin of 17,079 votes.
Which party has won PURULIA the most times?
FBL, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PURULIA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won PURULIA the most times?
CHITTA RANJAN MAHATA, with 3 wins between 1980 and 1991.
