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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency&lt;br /&gt;
 |image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/West Bengal/Purulia.map}}&lt;br /&gt;
 |caption = Interactive Map Outlining Purulia Lok Sabha Constituency&lt;br /&gt;
 |Existence = 1957-present&lt;br /&gt;
 |Reservation = None&lt;br /&gt;
 |CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
 |CurrentMP = [[Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato]]&lt;br /&gt;
 |ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]&lt;br /&gt;
 |State = [[West Bengal]]&lt;br /&gt;
 |AssemblyConstituencies = [[Baghmundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baghmundi]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Manbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manbazar]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Balarampur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balarampur]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Kashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kashipur]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Para]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Joypur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joypur]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
 |Electorate = 1,471,933&amp;lt;ref name=turnout&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm |title = Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014 |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Purulia Lok Sabha constituency&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is one of the present 42 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in [[West Bengal]] state in eastern [[India]]. India has total 543 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies. All the seven assembly segments of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency) are in [[Purulia district]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Assembly segments==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg|thumb|350 px|right|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Purulia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As per order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] issued in 2006 in respect of the [[delimitation of constituencies]] in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 35 Purulia is composed of the following segments:&amp;lt;ref name =delimitation&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 2009-05-27 | work = Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher =Government of West Bengal}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; width=&amp;quot;500px&amp;quot;  &lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;50px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size:75%&amp;quot;|Constituency number&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;200px&amp;quot;|Name&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;100px&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size:75%&amp;quot;|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;150px&amp;quot;|District&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 233&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Baghmundi (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baghmundi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purulia district|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|234&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Manbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manbazar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|ST&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purulia district|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|235&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Balarampur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balarampur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purulia district|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|236&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kashipur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kashipur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purulia district|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|237&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Para (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Para]]&lt;br /&gt;
|SC&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purulia district|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|238&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Joypur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joypur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purulia district|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|239&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|None&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purulia district|Purulia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
Prior to delimitation, Purulia Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf | title = Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha | access-date = 2010-10-01 | work = Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher = Election Commission of India }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;[[Bandwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bandwan (ST)]] (assembly constituency no. 233), [[Manbazar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Manbazar]] (assembly constituency no. 234), [[Balarampur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Balarampur (ST)]] (assembly constituency no. 235), [[Arsha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Arsha]] (assembly constituency no. 236), [[Jhalda (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jhalda]] (assembly constituency no. 237), [[Joypur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joypur]] (assembly constituency no. 238), [[Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Purulia]] (assembly constituency no. 239)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Members of Parliament==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;ìÍĦĤĠč&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Lok Sabha!!Duration!!Constituency!!Name of M.P.!!Party Affiliation&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1st Lok Sabha|First]]||1952-57||Manbhum North*||Mohan Hari||[[Indian National Congress]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1952&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF |title = General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 June 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||||||Provat Chandra Bose||Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1952/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||||Manbhum South-cum-Dhalbhum*||[[Bhajahari Mahato]]||[[Lok Sewak Sangha]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;loksabha1952&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|||||||Chaitan Majhi||Lok Sevak Sangha&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1952/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2nd Lok Sabha|Second]]||1957-62||Purulia||Bibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta||Lok Sevak Sangha&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1957&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf|title = General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 June 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[3rd Lok Sabha|Third]]||1962-67||||Bhajahari Mahato||Lok Sevak Sangha &amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1962&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 June 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[4th Lok Sabha|Fourth]]||1967-71||||Bhajahari Mahato||Lok Sevak Sangha&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1967&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[5th Lok Sabha|Fifth]] ||1971-77||||Debendranath Mahata||Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1971&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf |title = General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher= Election Commission | access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
| [[6th Lok Sabha|Sixth]]||1977-80||||[[Chittaranjan Mahata]]||[[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1977&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf |title = General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[7th Lok Sabha|Seventh]]||1980-84||||Chittaranjan Mahata||Forward Bloc&amp;lt;ref name =loksabha1980&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title = General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[8th Lok Sabha|Eighth]]||1984-89||||Chittaranjan Mahata||Forward Bloc&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1984&amp;gt;{{cite web| url =http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf |title = General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[9th Lok Sabha|Ninth]]||1989-91||||Chittaranjan Mahata||Forward Bloc &amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1989&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf |title = General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[10th Lok Sabha|Tenth]]||1991-96||||Chittaranjan Mahata||Forward Bloc &amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1991&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf |title = General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[11th Lok Sabha|Eleventh]]||1996-98||||[[Bir Singh Mahato]]||[[All India Forward Bloc]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1996&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |title = General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[12th Lok Sabha|Twelfth]]||1998-99||||[[Bir Singh Mahato]]||[[All India Forward Bloc]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1998&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |title = General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[13th Lok Sabha|Thirteenth]]||1999-04||||[[Bir Singh Mahato]]||[[All India Forward Bloc]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1999&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |title = General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[14th Lok Sabha|Fourteenth]]||2004-09||||[[Bir Singh Mahato]]||[[All India Forward Bloc]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha2004&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf |title = General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[15th Lok Sabha|Fifteenth]]||2009-14||||[[Narahari Mahato]]||[[All India Forward Bloc]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha2009&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |title = General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2 June 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[16th Lok Sabha|Sixteenth]]||2014-19||||[[Mriganko Mahato|Dr. Mriganko Mahato]]||[[All India Trinamool Congress]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha2014&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/33%20-%20Constituency%20wise%20detailed%20result.pdf |title = General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 19 June 2016 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[17th Lok Sabha|Seventeenth]]||2019-[[incumbent]]||||[[Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
* Both the constituencies were in Bihar at the time of election.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Election results==&lt;br /&gt;
===General election 2019===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Purulia]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha2019&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS2533.htm?ac=33 |title = General Elections 2019 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results |work = West Bengal | publisher = Election commission of India |access-date = 24 June 2019 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=6,68,107|percentage=49.33|change=+42.15}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Mriganko Mahato|Dr. Mriganka Mahato]]|party=All India Trinamool Congress|votes=4,63,375|percentage=34.19|change=-4.68}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Bir Singh Mahato]]|party= All India Forward Bloc|votes=68,464|percentage=5.05|change=-21.04}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Nepal Mahato]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=84,477|percentage=6.23|change=-15.18}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority||votes=2,04,732|percentage=|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{Election box turnout||votes=13,55,861|percentage=82.38|change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |loser  = All India Trinamool Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |swing  = &lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===General election 2014===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: Purulia&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha2014/&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Mriganko Mahato|Dr. Mriganka Mahato]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = All India Trinamool Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 468,277&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 38.87&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Narahari Mahato]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = All India Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 314,400&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 26.09&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -18.04&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Nepal Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 257,923&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 21.41&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -20.59&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Bikash Banerjee&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 86,236&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 7.15&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +4.78&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Subarna Kumar&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 11,266&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.93&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Mihir Kumar Rajwar&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 9,850&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.81&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -1.45&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Ajit Prasad Mahata&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 9,012&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.74&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Tapas Kumar Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 7,386&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.61&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -2.79&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Jharkhand Disom Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Baidyanath Hansda&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 7,168&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.59&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -0.16&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Monbodh Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 6,774&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.56&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Dhiren Rajak&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 5,584&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.46&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.15&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Purna Chandra Tudu&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 4,073&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.33&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 16,726&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.38&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 153,877&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 12.78&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +10.65&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 1,204,675&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 81.84&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +9.93&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |winner = All India Trinamool Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |loser  = All India Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
  |swing  = +29.85&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
===General election 2009===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections|General Election, 2009]]: [[Purulia]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha2009/&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = All India Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Narahari Mahato]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 399,201&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 44.13&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Shantiram Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 379,900&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 42.00&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Sayantan Basu&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 21,509&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.37&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Asit Baran Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 20,499&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.26&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Ajit Prasad Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 30,799&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 3.40&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Mrityunjay Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 15,716&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.73&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Mukesh Sahu&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 9,183&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.01&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Bisambar Mura&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 8,739&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.96&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Jharkhand Disom Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Abhiram Besra&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 6,857&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.75&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Amra Bangalee&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Abinash Saren&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,942&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.32&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Dhiren Rajak&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,876&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.31&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Amulya Ratan Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,354&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.26&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Dhiren Chandra Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 2,080&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.22&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Umacharan Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 1,863&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.20&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 19,301&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.13&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 904,518&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 71.91&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link&lt;br /&gt;
 |winner = All India Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
 |swing = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General election 1957-2004===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!Year&lt;br /&gt;
!Voters&lt;br /&gt;
!Voter Turnout&lt;br /&gt;
!Winner&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
!Runners up&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
!%age&lt;br /&gt;
!Candidate&lt;br /&gt;
!%age&lt;br /&gt;
!Party&lt;br /&gt;
!Candidate&lt;br /&gt;
!%age&lt;br /&gt;
!Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1957&lt;br /&gt;
|132,588&lt;br /&gt;
|36.17&lt;br /&gt;
|Bibhuti Bhusan Dagupta&lt;br /&gt;
|57.24&lt;br /&gt;
|Lok Sevak Sangha&lt;br /&gt;
|Mahato Nagendranath Singh Deo&lt;br /&gt;
|42.76&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian National Congress]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1957/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1962&lt;br /&gt;
|168,297&lt;br /&gt;
|39.27&lt;br /&gt;
|Bhajahari Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|41.78&lt;br /&gt;
|Lok Sevak Sangha&lt;br /&gt;
|Sagar Chandra Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|37.24&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1962/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1967&lt;br /&gt;
|280,923&lt;br /&gt;
|54.59&lt;br /&gt;
|Bhajahari Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|45.08&lt;br /&gt;
|Lok Sevak Sangha&lt;br /&gt;
|S.Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|33.3&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1967/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1971&lt;br /&gt;
|263,046&lt;br /&gt;
|49.75&lt;br /&gt;
|Debendranath Mahata&lt;br /&gt;
|51.80&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
|Bhajahari Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|21.56&lt;br /&gt;
|Lok Sevak Sangha&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1971/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1977 &lt;br /&gt;
|303,660&lt;br /&gt;
|52.10&lt;br /&gt;
|Chittaranjan Mahata&lt;br /&gt;
|68.33&lt;br /&gt;
|[[All India Forward Bloc|Forward Bloc]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Pashupati Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|28.70&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1977/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1980&lt;br /&gt;
|426,780&lt;br /&gt;
|61.20&lt;br /&gt;
|Chittaranjan Mahata&lt;br /&gt;
|54.78&lt;br /&gt;
|Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
|Ram Pada Singha&lt;br /&gt;
|29.52&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress (I)&amp;lt;ref name =loksabha1980/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1984&lt;br /&gt;
|557,650&lt;br /&gt;
|73.92&lt;br /&gt;
|Chittaranjan Mahata&lt;br /&gt;
|47.99&lt;br /&gt;
|Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
|K.P.Singh Deo&lt;br /&gt;
|45.47&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1984/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1989&lt;br /&gt;
|690,010&lt;br /&gt;
|77.30&lt;br /&gt;
|Chittaranjan Mahata&lt;br /&gt;
|56.01&lt;br /&gt;
|Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
|Sitaram Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|35.49&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1989/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1991&lt;br /&gt;
|672.09&lt;br /&gt;
|73.46&lt;br /&gt;
|Chittaranjan Mahata&lt;br /&gt;
|51.53&lt;br /&gt;
|Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
|Sanat Mukherjee&lt;br /&gt;
|32.22&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1991/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1996&lt;br /&gt;
|765.83&lt;br /&gt;
|79.18&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bir Singh Mahato]]&lt;br /&gt;
|51.02&lt;br /&gt;
|Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
|Gobinda Mukherjee&lt;br /&gt;
|36.09&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1996/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1998&lt;br /&gt;
|747,610&lt;br /&gt;
|75.14&lt;br /&gt;
|Bir Singh Mahato &lt;br /&gt;
|51.26&lt;br /&gt;
|Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
|Nepal Mahata&lt;br /&gt;
|29.86&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1998/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1999&lt;br /&gt;
|692,270&lt;br /&gt;
|68.67&lt;br /&gt;
|Bir Singh Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|51.55&lt;br /&gt;
|Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
|Tapati Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|25.88&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha1999/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2004&lt;br /&gt;
|696,650&lt;br /&gt;
|70.20&lt;br /&gt;
|Bir Singh Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|48.99&lt;br /&gt;
|Forward Bloc&lt;br /&gt;
|Shantiram Mahato&lt;br /&gt;
|28.06&lt;br /&gt;
|Indian National Congress&amp;lt;ref name=loksabha2004/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Purulia district]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha#West Bengal|List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha in West Bengal]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/west_bengal/purulia/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_results.html Purulia lok sabha  constituency election 2019 result details]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Politics of Purulia district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Purulia]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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