Lok Sabha Constituency

Purulia

Constituency No. 35· West BengalGeneral

Purulia is Lok Sabha constituency No. 35 in West Bengal, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Purulia. The seat is made up of 9 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 18,23,120 electors, of whom 78.65% voted.

State
West Bengal
Constituency No.
35
Category
General
Assembly Segments
9
Districts Covered
Purulia
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament · Purulia (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
5,78,489
Votes
40.34%
Vote share
17,079
Victory margin

Ahead of Shantiram Mahato (All India Trinamool Congress) on 5,61,410 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
35
State
West Bengal
Category
General
Districts covered
Purulia
Assembly segments
9
Total electors
18,23,120
Male electors
9,25,100
Female electors
8,97,930
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,890
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Purulia Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Bharatiya Janata Party
5,78,489
Votes
40.34%
Vote Share
17,079
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJP5,78,489 · 40.34%
  2. 2.Shantiram MahatoAITC5,61,410 · 39.15%
  3. 3.Nepal Chandra MahatoINC1,29,157 · 9.01%
  4. 4.Ajit Prasad MahatoIndependent98,658 · 6.88%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,68,107
Votes
49.3%
Vote Share
2,04,732
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJP6,68,107 · 49.3%
  2. 2.Dr. Mriganka MahatoAITC4,63,375 · 34.19%
  3. 3.Nepal MahataINC84,477 · 6.23%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
DM
Dr. Mriganka Mahato
All India Trinamool Congress
4,68,277
Votes
38.87%
Vote Share
1,53,877
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Dr. Mriganka MahatoAITC4,68,277 · 38.87%
  2. 2.Narahari MahatoAll India Forward Bloc3,14,400 · 26.1%
  3. 3.Nepal MahataINC2,57,923 · 21.41%

Assembly Segments in Purulia

(9)

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

  • Bandwan

    AC No. 238 · Purulia
    RR
    Rajiv Pratap Rudry
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
  • Balarampur
    AC No. 239 · Purulia
    BM
    Baneswar Mahato
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Baghmundi
    AC No. 240 · Purulia
    SM
    Sushanta Mahato
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
  • Joypur
    AC No. 241 · Purulia
    NM
    Narhari Mahato
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Purulia
    AC No. 242 · Purulia
    SM
    Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Manbazar
    AC No. 243 · Purulia
    Scheduled Tribe
    ST
    Sandhya Rani Tudu
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA

  • Kashipur

    AC No. 244 · Purulia
    KH
    Kamalakanta Hansda
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Para
    AC No. 245 · Purulia
    Scheduled Caste
    NB
    Nadiar Chand Bauri
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

  • Raghunathpur

    AC No. 246 · Purulia
    VB
    Vivekananda Bauri
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
18.23 Lakh
Total Electors
9.25 Lakh
Male Electors
8.98 Lakh
Female Electors
1,890
Polling Stations
14.34 Lakh
Votes Polled
78.65%
Turnout
Voter turnout78.65%
EVM votes 14,29,490Postal votes 4,400

About Purulia Lok Sabha Constituency

State
West Bengal
Constituency number
35
Category
General
Districts covered
Purulia
Assembly segments
9
Sitting member
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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