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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Purnia
| type = SLA
| map_image = 62-Purnia constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Vijay Kumar Khemka]] 
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] 
| region =
| state = [[Bihar]]
| district = [[Purnia district|Purnia]]
| division =
| loksabha_cons =
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|-]]
| established = 1951
| electors = 290,893
| reservation = None
| abolished = 
}}
'''Purnia Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Purnia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 62. Purnia Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Purnia East [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]] including Purnia Municipal Corporation.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref> In the [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Purnia was announced to be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref name="election2043">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/36-seats-in-bihar-to-have-electronic-voting-machines-with-paper-trail-facility-1204308|title=36 Seats in Bihar to Have Electronic Voting Machines With Paper Trail Facility}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/poll-bound-bihar-to-get-36-evms-with-paper-trail-facility/|title=Poll-bound Bihar to get 36 EVMs with paper trail facility}}</ref>

Purnia Assembly constituency is part of No 12 [[Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web|title=Purnia Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/purnia.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| rowspan="6" |Kamaldeo Narain Sinha
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|-
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (O)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Dev Nath Roy
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Ajit Sarkar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|-
|1998^
|[[Madhavi Sarkar]]
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Raj Kishore Kesri]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=8}}
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|-
|2011^
|Kiran Devi
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Vijay Kumar Khemka|Vijay Khemka]]
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|-
|}

==Election results==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Purnia<ref name="Purnia Election Result 2025 Highlights: BJP's Vijay Kumar Khemka win another term">{{cite news |title=Purnia Election Result 2025 Highlights: BJP's Vijay Kumar Khemka win another term |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/purnia-election-results-2025-highlights-bjps-vijay-kumar-khemka-congress-jitendra-kumar-and-jan-suraajs-santosh-kumar-singh-locked-in-fierce-duel/articleshow/125303990.cms |access-date=25 November 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251125041401/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/purnia-election-results-2025-highlights-bjps-vijay-kumar-khemka-congress-jitendra-kumar-and-jan-suraajs-santosh-kumar-singh-locked-in-fierce-duel/articleshow/125303990.cms |archive-date=25 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Vijay Kumar Khemka]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = {{formatnum:127614}}
|percentage = 54.79
|change = +2.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Jitendra Kumar Yadav
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = {{formatnum:94392}}
|percentage = 40.53
|change = +5.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Suraaj Party
|candidate = Santosh Kumar Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:3701}}
|percentage = 1.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:1436}}
|percentage = 0.62
|change = +0.11
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:33222}}
|percentage = 14.26
|change = -3.1
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:232919}}
|percentage = 80.07
|change = +20.86
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = BJP
|loser =
|swing = NDA
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
'''Source:'''<ref name="election2025">{{cite web|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/purnia-bihar-assembly-constituency|title=Purnia Assembly Constituency Election Result|accessdate=5 Feb 2025}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Purnia<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Vijay Kumar Khemka]]
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = {{formatnum:97757}}
|percentage = 52.78
|change = +3.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Indu Sinha
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = {{formatnum:65603}}
|percentage = 35.42
|change = +3.72
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Social Democratic Party of India
|candidate = Vijay Oraon
|votes = {{formatnum:5493}}
|percentage = 2.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Apna Kisan Party
|candidate = Sanjay Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:1924}}
|percentage = 1.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Neeraj Kumar Sinha
|votes = {{formatnum:1742}}
|percentage = 0.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:951}}
|percentage = 0.51
|change = -0.08
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:32154}}
|percentage = 17.36
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:185201}}
|percentage = 59.21
|change = -6.68
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin
|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Purnia<ref name="Purnia Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Purnia Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/purnia |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251125041236/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/purnia |archive-date=25 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Vijay Kumar Khemka]]
|votes = {{formatnum:92020}}
|percentage = 49.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Indu Sinha
|votes = {{formatnum:59205}}
|percentage = 31.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ram Charitra Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:7614}}
|percentage = 4.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Rajeev Kumar Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:3993}}
|percentage = 2.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
|candidate = Arvind Kumar@ Bhola Sah
|votes = {{formatnum:2670}}
|percentage = 1.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ashok Kumar Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:1697}}
|percentage = 0.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:1109}}
|percentage = 0.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:32815}}
|percentage = 17.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:186786}}
|percentage = 65.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Purnia district]]
[[Category:Purnia]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Bihar]]

Purnia Assembly constituency - Revision history

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