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, 2014
DR. MRIGANKA MAHATO
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
FBL
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2014
1,53,877
12.77% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
AIFBNARAHARI MAHATO
- Votes
- 3,14,400
- Vote share
- 26.10%
- Behind by
- 1,53,877
Electors
14,71,933
Total votes polled
12,04,675
Valid votes
12,04,675
NOTA votes
16,726
1.39% of votes polled
Turnout
81.8%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 12,04,675 valid votes
DR. MRIGANKA MAHATOAITCwon
4,68,277
38.9%
NARAHARI MAHATOAIFB
3,14,400
26.1%
NEPAL MAHATAINC
2,57,923
21.4%
BIKASH BANERJEEBJP
86,236
7.2%
SUBARNA KUMARSUCI
11,266
0.9%
MIHIR KUMAR RAJWARBSP
9,850
0.8%
AJIT PRASAD MAHATAJVM
9,012
0.8%
TAPAN KUMAR MAHATOJMM
7,386
0.6%
BAIDYANATH HANSDAJDP
7,168
0.6%
MONBODH MAHATOIND
6,774
0.6%
DHIREN RAJAKIND
5,584
0.5%
PURNA CHANDRA TUDUIND
4,073
0.3%
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.
