Lok Sabha Constituency

Purnia

Constituency No. 12· BiharGeneral

Purnia is Lok Sabha constituency No. 12 in Bihar, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Purnia. The seat is made up of 5 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 18,21,400 electors, of whom 63.27% voted.

State
Bihar
Constituency No.
12
Category
General
Assembly Segments
5
Districts Covered
Purnia
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

RY

Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav

Independent
Member of Parliament · Purnia (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
5,67,549
Votes
49.25%
Vote share
23,847
Victory margin

Ahead of Santosh Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) on 5,43,702 votes.

Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
12
State
Bihar
Category
General
Districts covered
Purnia
Assembly segments
5
Total electors
18,21,400
Male electors
9,51,200
Female electors
8,70,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,810
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Purnia Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
RY
Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav
Independent
5,67,549
Votes
49.25%
Vote Share
23,847
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu YadavIndependent5,67,549 · 49.25%
  2. 2.Santosh KumarJD(U)5,43,702 · 47.18%
  3. 3.Bima BhartiRJD27,120 · 2.35%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
SK
Santosh Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
6,32,924
Votes
54.85%
Vote Share
2,63,461
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Santosh KumarJD(U)6,32,924 · 54.85%
  2. 2.Uday Singh alias Pappu SinghINC3,69,463 · 32.02%
  3. 3.Rajesh RanjanIndependent22,410 · 1.94%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
SK
Santosh Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
4,18,826
Votes
41.12%
Vote Share
1,16,669
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Santosh KumarJD(U)4,18,826 · 41.12%
  2. 2.Uday Singh alias Pappu SinghBJP3,02,157 · 29.67%
  3. 3.Amarnath TiwariINC1,72,810 · 16.97%

Assembly Segments in Purnia

(5)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Purnia Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Kasba
    AC No. 58 · Purnia
    MA
    Md. Afaque Alam
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Banmankhi
    AC No. 59 · Purnia
    Scheduled Caste
    KR
    Krishna Kumar Rishi
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Rupauli
    AC No. 60 · Purnia
    BB
    Bima Bharti
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
  • Dhamdaha
    AC No. 61 · Purnia
    LS
    Leshi Singh
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
  • Purnia
    AC No. 62 · Purnia
    VK
    Vijay Kumar Khemka
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
18.21 Lakh
Total Electors
9.51 Lakh
Male Electors
8.70 Lakh
Female Electors
1,810
Polling Stations
11.52 Lakh
Votes Polled
63.27%
Turnout
Voter turnout63.27%
EVM votes 11,48,000Postal votes 4,400

About Purnia Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Bihar
Constituency number
12
Category
General
Districts covered
Purnia
Assembly segments
5
Sitting member
Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav
Party
Independent
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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