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, 1999
Birsingh Mahato
FBL
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
FBL
won 8 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,74,870
25.67% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPTapati Mahato
- Votes
- 1,76,273
- Vote share
- 25.88%
- Behind by
- 1,74,870
Electors
10,08,066
Total votes polled
6,81,196
Valid votes
6,81,196
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.6%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 6,81,196 valid votes
Birsingh MahatoFBLwon
3,51,143
51.5%
Tapati MahatoBJP
1,76,273
25.9%
Nepal MahataINC
1,39,345
20.5%
Ram Chandra MahatoIND
3,926
0.6%
Pranati BhattacharyaIND
3,469
0.5%
Prafulla Kumar MahatoAMB
2,713
0.4%
Gomasta Prasad SorenJKP
2,574
0.4%
Sachinandan SauNCP
1,310
0.2%
Shyam Chand BauriIND
443
0.1%
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.
