Purulia Parliamentary Constituency Election and Results Update

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In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.

In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.

Purulia Lok Sabha Election Results 2019

Purulia Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 42 parliamentary constituencies of the state of West Bengal. The total number of electorates in the Purulia Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 35) according to Election Commission of India 2009 reports are 1,257,799 of which 649,056 are males and 608,743 are females. It was formed prior to the 1951 elections and comprises of seven segments. The city of Purulia lies on the northern banks of Kasai River and is well known for its landscapes. It is also the location of the district headquarters of Purulia District. The district stands at an average elevation of 228m and covers an area of over 6,000 sq km.

Purulia City has a population of over 290,000 with around 10% population below the age of six. About 52% of the population is male and the sex ratio of the area is 955 females for every 1000 males. The average literacy rate of Purulia is around 65%. This city has numerous schools and colleges and is the home of the famous St. Xavier School. This city is famous for its Chhau dance and is an important tourist destination and has various waterfalls and hills. Due to high amount of iron in the soil, the major industries in the area are that of steel, cement and power. It is well connected to the cities around through rail and road. National Highway NH-32 and various state highways connect the city to nearby cities.

List of winner/current and runner up MPs Purulia Parliamentary Constituency.

The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Purulia parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Purulia constituency is Dr. Mriganka Mahato of AITC.

Year	PC No.	PC Name	Category	winner/current MP	Gender	Party	Vote	Runner Up MP	Gender	Party	Vote
2014	35	Purulia	GEN	Dr. Mriganka Mahato	M	AITC	468277	Narahari Mahato	M	AIFB	314400
2009	35	Purulia	GEN	Mahato,Shri Narahari	M	AIFB	399201	Shantiram Mahato	M	INC	379900
2006	Bye Pol	Purulia	GEN	Narahari Mahato	M	AIFB	378501	Shantiram Mahato	M	INC	291468
2004	34	Purulia	GEN	Bir Singh Mahato	M	AIFB	341057	Shantiram Mahato	M	INC	195339
1999	34	Purulia	GEN	Birsingh Mahato	M	FBL	351143	Tapati Mahato	M	BJP	176273
1998	34	Purulia	GEN	Bir Singh Mahat0	M	FBL	376313	Nepal Mahata	M	INC	219176
1996	34	Purulia	GEN	Bir Sing Mahato	M	FBL	375559	Gobinda Mukherjee	M	INC	265689
1991	34	Purulia	GEN	Chitta Ranjan Mahata	M	FBL	336105	Sanat Mukherjee	M	INC	210165
1991	Bye Pol	Purulia	GEN	B. Mahato	M	FBL	356604	K.P.S.Deo	M	INC	222868
1989	34	Purulia	GEN	Chitta Ranjan Mahata	M	FBL	379191	Sitaram Mahato	M	INC	240296
1984	34	Purulia	GEN	Chittaranjan Mahata	M	FBL	261460	K.P. Singh Deo	M	INC	247709
1980	34	Purulia	GEN	Chitta Ranjan Mahata	M	FBL	227453	Ram Pada Singha	M	INC(I)	122561
1977	34	Purulia	GEN	Chittaranjan Mahata	M	FBL	200985	Pashupati Mahato	M	INC	84433
1971	32	Purulia	GEN	Debendra Nath Mahata	M	INC	130264	Bhajahari Mahato	M	LSS	54221
1967	32	Purulia	GEN	B. Mahato	M	IND	120189	S. Mahato	M	INC	88784
1962	29	Purulia	GEN	Bhajahari Mahato	M	LSS	68295	Sagar Chandra Mahato	M	INC	60882
1957	10	Purulia	GEN	Bibhuti Bhusan Das Gupta	M	IND	75890	Mahato Nagendra Nath Singh Deo	M	INC	56698

*PC = Parliamentary Constituency

List of Assembly Constituencies in Purulia Parliamentary Constituency

The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Purulia parliamentary constituency.

Names of Assembly Constituencies
Balarampur	Baghmundi	Joypur
Purulia	Manbazar (ST)	Kashipur
Para (SC)