Purulia Lok Sabha constituency

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Purulia
WB-35
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesBaghmundi
Manbazar
Balarampur
Kashipur
Para
Joypur
Purulia
Established1957
Total electors18,23,120 (2024)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
File:Jyotirmay Singh Mahto.jpg
Incumbent
Party  BJP  
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2024

Purulia Lok Sabha constituency 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.

Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 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. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum

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:[2]

No Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
239 Balarampur Purulia Jaladhar Mahato BJP Trinamool Congress
240 Baghmundi Rahidas Mahato BJP
241 Joypur Biswajit Mahato Trinamool Congress
242 Purulia Sudip Kumar Mukherjee BJP
243 Manbazar (ST) Mayna Murmu Trinamool Congress
244 Kashipur Kamalakanta Hansda
245 Para (SC) Nadiar Chand Bouri BJP

Prior to delimitation, Purulia Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Bandwan (ST) (assembly constituency no. 233), Manbazar (assembly constituency no. 234), Balarampur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 235), Arsha (assembly constituency no. 236), Jhalda (assembly constituency no. 237), Joypur (assembly constituency no. 238), Purulia (assembly constituency no. 239)

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha Year Name Party
First 1952 Mohan Hari Indian National Congress[4]
Provat Chandra Bose
Bhajahari Mahato Lok Sewak Sangh[4]
Chaitan Majhi
Second 1957 Bibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta[5]
Third 1962 Bhajahari Mahato[6]
Fourth 1967[7]
Fifth 1971 Debendranath Mahata Indian National Congress[8]
Sixth 1977 Chittaranjan Mahata All India Forward Bloc[9]
Seventh 1980[10]
Eighth 1984[11]
Ninth 1989[12]
Tenth 1991
Eleventh 1996 Bir Singh Mahato[13]
Twelfth 1998[14]
Thirteenth 1999[15]
Fourteenth 2004[16]
Fifteenth 2009 Narahari Mahato[17]
Sixteenth 2014 Dr. Mriganko Mahato Trinamool Congress[18]
Seventeenth 2019 Jyotirmay Singh Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party
Eighteenth 2024
  • Both the constituencies were in Bihar at the time of election.

Election results[edit | edit source]

General election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general election: Purulia[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato 578,489 40.34 Decrease8.99
AITC Shantiram Mahato 5,61,410 39.15 Increase4.96
INC Nepal Mahato 1,29,157 9.01 Increase2.78
IND Ajit Prasad Mahato 98,658 6.88 N/A
None of the above (India) None of the Above 17,929 1.25 Increase0.65
AIFB Dhirendra Nath Mahato 14,572 1.02 Decrease4.03
Majority 17,079 1.19 Decrease13.91
Turnout 1,434,018 78.67 Decrease3.71
BJP hold Swing

General election 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general elections: Purulia[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato 668,107 49.33 Increase42.15
AITC Mriganko Mahato 4,63,375 34.19 Decrease4.68
INC Nepal Mahata 84,477 6.23 Decrease15.18
AIFB Bir Singh Mahato 68,464 5.05 Decrease21.04
None of the above (India) None of the Above 11,322 0.60 Decrease0.78
Majority 2,04,732 15.10
Turnout 13,55,861 82.38
BJP gain from Trinamool Congress Swing

General election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: Purulia[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITC Dr. Mriganka Mahato 468,277 38.87 N/A
AIFB Narahari Mahato 314,400 26.09 −18.04
INC Nepal Mahato 257,923 21.41 −20.59
BJP Bikash Banerjee 86,236 7.15 +4.78
SUCI(C) Subarna Kumar 11,266 0.93 N/A
BSP Mihir Kumar Rajwar 9,850 0.81 −1.45
JVM(P) Ajit Prasad Mahata 9,012 0.74 N/A
JMM Tapas Kumar Mahato 7,386 0.61 −2.79
JDP Baidyanath Hansda 7,168 0.59 −0.16
Independent Monbodh Mahato 6,774 0.56 N/A
Independent Dhiren Rajak 5,584 0.46 +0.15
Independent Purna Chandra Tudu 4,073 0.33 N/A
NOTA None of the above 16,726 1.38 N/A
Majority 153,877 12.78 +10.65
Turnout 1,204,675 81.84 +9.93
AITC gain from AIFB Swing +29.85

General election 2009[edit | edit source]

General Election, 2009: Purulia[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIFB Narahari Mahato 399,201 44.13
INC Shantiram Mahato 379,900 42.00
BJP Sayantan Basu 21,509 2.37
BSP Asit Baran Mahato 20,499 2.26
JMM Ajit Prasad Mahato 30,799 3.40
Independent Mrityunjay Mahato 15,716 1.73
Independent Mukesh Sahu 9,183 1.01
Independent Bisambar Mura 8,739 0.96
JDP Abhiram Besra 6,857 0.75
AMB Abinash Saren 2,942 0.32
Independent Dhiren Rajak 2,876 0.31
Independent Amulya Ratan Mahato 2,354 0.26
JD(U) Dhiren Chandra Mahato 2,080 0.22
Independent Umacharan Mahato 1,863 0.20
Majority 19,301 2.13
Turnout 904,518 71.91
AIFB hold Swing

General election 1957-2004[edit | edit source]

Year Voters Voter turnout Winner Party Runners up Party
1957 132,588 36.17 Bibhuti Bhusan Dagupta 57.24 Lok Sevak Sangha Mahato Nagendranath Singh Deo 42.76 Indian National Congress[5]
1962 168,297 39.27 Bhajahari Mahato 41.78 Lok Sevak Sangha Sagar Chandra Mahato 37.24
1967 280,923 54.59 Bhajahari Mahato 45.08 Lok Sevak Sangha S.Mahato 33.3
1971 263,046 49.75 Debendranath Mahata 51.80 Indian National Congress Bhajahari Mahato 21.56 Lok Sevak Sangha[8]
1977 303,660 52.10 Chittaranjan Mahata 68.33 Forward Bloc Pashupati Mahato 28.70 Indian National Congress[9]
1980 426,780 61.20 54.78 Ram Pada Singha 29.52
1984 557,650 73.92 47.99 K.P.Singh Deo 45.47
1989 690,010 77.30 56.01 Sitaram Mahato 35.49
1991 672.09 73.46 51.53 Sanat Mukherjee 32.22
1996 765.83 79.18 Bir Singh Mahato 51.02 Gobinda Mukherjee 36.09
1998 747,610 75.14 51.26 Nepal Mahata 29.86
1999 692,270 68.67 51.55 Tapati Mahato 25.88 Bharatiya Janata Party[15]
2004 696,650 70.20 48.99 Shantiram Mahato 28.06 Indian National Congress[16]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1951- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1957- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1962- Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  19. ↑ "Purulia Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Purulia". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  21. ↑ "General Elections 2019 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results". West Bengal. Election commission of India. Retrieved 24 June 2019.

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