Purulia Lok Sabha constituency

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Purulia
WB-35
Lok Sabha constituency
Purulia Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituencies Baghmundi
Manbazar
Balarampur
Kashipur
Para
Joypur
Purulia
Established1957
Total electors18,23,120 (2024) [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Jyotirmay Singh Mahto.jpg
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2024

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.

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Assembly segments

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 Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
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]

Constituency numberNameDistrictParty
(as of 2021)
239 Balarampur Purulia BJP
240 Baghmundi TMC
241 Joypur BJP
242 Purulia BJP
243 Manbazar (ST) TMC
244 Kashipur BJP
245 Para (SC) 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

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First 1952-57Manbhum North*Mohan Hari Indian National Congress [4]
Provat Chandra Bose
Manbhum South-cum-Dhalbhum* Bhajahari Mahato Lok Sewak Sangh [4]
Chaitan Majhi
Second 1957-62PuruliaBibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta [5]
Third 1962-67Bhajahari Mahato [6]
Fourth 1967-71 [7]
Fifth 1971-77Debendranath Mahata Indian National Congress [8]
Sixth 1977-80 Chittaranjan Mahata All India Forward Bloc [9]
Seventh 1980-84 [10]
Eighth 1984-89 [11]
Ninth 1989-91 [12]
Tenth 1991-96 [13]
Eleventh 1996-98 Bir Singh Mahato [14]
Twelfth 1998-99 [15]
Thirteenth 1999-04 [16]
Fourteenth 2004-09 [17]
Fifteenth 2009-14 Narahari Mahato [18]
Sixteenth 2014-19 Dr. Mriganko Mahato Trinamool Congress [19]
Seventeenth 2019-Incumbent Jyotirmay Singh Mahato Bharatiya Janata Party
Eighteenth

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Purulia
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato 578,489 40.34 Decrease2.svg8.99
AITC Santiram Mahato 5,61,41039.15Increase2.svg4.96
INC Nepal Mahato 1,29,1579.01Increase2.svg2.78
Independent Ajit Prasad Mahato98,6586.88N/A
NOTA None of the above 17,9291.25Increase2.svg0.65
AIFB Dhirendra Nath Mahato14,5721.02Decrease2.svg4.03
Majority17,0791.19Decrease2.svg13.91
Turnout 14,34,01878.67Decrease2.svg3.71
BJP hold Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Purulia [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato 668,107 49.33 +42.15
AITC Dr. Mriganka Mahato 463,37534.19−4.68
INC Nepal Mahato 84,4776.23−15.18
AIFB Bir Singh Mahato 68,4645.05−21.04
NOTA None of the Above 11,3220.60−0.78
Majority204,73215.10
Turnout 1,355,86182.38
BJP gain from AITC Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Purulia [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Dr. Mriganka Mahato 468,27738.87N/A
AIFB Narahari Mahato 314,40026.09−18.04
INC Nepal Mahato257,92321.41−20.59
BJP Bikash Banerjee86,2367.15+4.78
SUCI(C) Subarna Kumar11,2660.93N/A
BSP Mihir Kumar Rajwar9,8500.81−1.45
JVM(P) Ajit Prasad Mahata9,0120.74N/A
JMM Tapas Kumar Mahato7,3860.61−2.79
JDP Baidyanath Hansda7,1680.59−0.16
Independent Monbodh Mahato6,7740.56N/A
Independent Dhiren Rajak5,5840.46+0.15
Independent Purna Chandra Tudu4,0730.33N/A
NOTA None of the above16,7261.38N/A
Majority153,87712.78+10.65
Turnout 1,204,67581.84+9.93
AITC gain from AIFB Swing +29.85

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Purulia [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIFB Narahari Mahato 399,20144.13
INC Shantiram Mahato379,90042.00
BJP Sayantan Basu21,5092.37
BSP Asit Baran Mahato20,4992.26
JMM Ajit Prasad Mahato30,7993.40
Independent Mrityunjay Mahato15,7161.73
Independent Mukesh Sahu9,1831.01
Independent Bisambar Mura8,7390.96
JDP Abhiram Besra6,8570.75
AMB Abinash Saren2,9420.32
Independent Dhiren Rajak2,8760.31
Independent Amulya Ratan Mahato2,3540.26
JD(U) Dhiren Chandra Mahato2,0800.22
Independent Umacharan Mahato1,8630.20
Majority19,3012.13
Turnout 904,51871.91
AIFB hold Swing

General election 1957-2004

YearVotersVoter TurnoutWinnerPartyRunners upParty
1957132,58836.17Bibhuti Bhusan Dagupta57.24Lok Sevak SanghaMahato Nagendranath Singh Deo42.76 Indian National Congress [5]
1962168,29739.27Bhajahari Mahato41.78Lok Sevak SanghaSagar Chandra Mahato37.24
1967280,92354.59Bhajahari Mahato45.08Lok Sevak SanghaS.Mahato33.3
1971263,04649.75Debendranath Mahata51.80Indian National CongressBhajahari Mahato21.56Lok Sevak Sangha [8]
1977303,66052.10Chittaranjan Mahata68.33 Forward Bloc Pashupati Mahato28.70Indian National Congress [9]
1980426,78061.2054.78Ram Pada Singha29.52
1984557,65073.9247.99K.P.Singh Deo45.47
1989690,01077.3056.01Sitaram Mahato35.49
1991672.0973.4651.53Sanat Mukherjee32.22
1996765.8379.18 Bir Singh Mahato 51.02Gobinda Mukherjee36.09
1998747,61075.1451.26Nepal Mahata29.86
1999692,27068.6751.55Tapati Mahato25.88 Bharatiya Janata Party [16]
2004696,65070.2048.99Shantiram Mahato28.06Indian National Congress [17]

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