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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BJPJYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO | AITCSHANTIRAM MAHATO | 17,079 | 1.19% | 12 | — |
| 2019 | BJPJYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO | AITCDr. MRIGANKA MAHATO | 2,04,732 | 15.11% | 15 | 82.3% |
| 2014 | AITCDR. MRIGANKA MAHATO | AIFBNARAHARI MAHATO | 1,53,877 | 12.77% | 12 | 81.8% |
| 2009 | AIFBNARAHARI MAHATO | INCSHANTIRAM MAHATO | 19,301 | 2.13% | 14 | 71.9% |
| 20041973 boundaries | AIFBBir Singh Mahato | INCShantiram Mahato | 1,45,718 | 20.93% | 11 | 70.2% |
| 19991973 boundaries | FBLBirsingh Mahato | BJPTapati Mahato | 1,74,870 | 25.67% | 9 | 67.6% |
| 19981973 boundaries | FBLBIR SINGH MAHAT0 | INCNEPAL MAHATA | 1,57,137 | 21.41% | 7 | 73.8% |
| 19961973 boundaries | FBLBIR SING MAHATO | INCGOBINDA MUKHERJEE | 1,09,870 | 14.93% | 9 | 76.1% |
| 19911973 boundaries | FBLCHITTA RANJAN MAHATA | INCSANAT MUKHERJEE | 1,25,940 | 19.31% | 12 | 71.3% |
| 19891973 boundaries | FBLCHITTA RANJAN MAHATA | INCSITARAM MAHATO | 1,38,895 | 20.51% | 10 | 75.8% |
| 19841973 boundaries | FBLCHITTARANJAN MAHATA | INCK.P. SINGH DEO | 13,751 | 2.52% | 11 | 72.2% |
| 19801973 boundaries | FBLCHITTA RANJAN MAHATA | INC(I)RAM PADA SINGHA | 1,04,892 | 25.26% | 8 | 59.5% |
| 19771973 boundaries | FBLCHITTARANJAN MAHATA | INCPASHUPATI MAHATO | 1,16,552 | 39.62% | 5 | 50.5% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCDEBENDRA NATH MAHATA | LSSBHAJAHARI MAHATO | 76,043 | 30.24% | 6 | 46.6% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INDB. MAHATO | INCS. MAHATO | 31,405 | 11.78% | 4 | 51.8% |
| 19621961 boundaries | LSSBHAJAHARI MAHATO | INCSAGAR CHANDRA MAHATO | 7,413 | 4.53% | 3 | 38.1% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
