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Purulia Lok Sabha Elections

Purulia is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. Voting for Lok Sabha election in West Bengal is being held in all seven phases from 11 April to May 19. Voting in Purulia Lok Sabha constituency is in the sixth phase on May 12 and counting is on May 23.

After the delimitation in 2006, Purulia parliamentary constituency was divided into seven assembly segments namely Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar (ST), Kashipur and Para.

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Trinamool Congress's Dr Mriganka Mahato had won the Purulia Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 153877 votes. Dr Mriganka Mahato had bagged 4,68,277 votes as against Forward Bloc's Narahari Mahato who secured 314,400 votes. Congress candidate Nepal Mahato had bagged 257,923 votes.

In the 2009 election, Congress and Forward block had a neck and neck fight on the seat in which the latter emerged victorious. Forward Bloc's Narahari Mahato bagged 399,201 votes as against Congress leader Shantiram Mahato who secured 379,900 votes.

In the 2014 election in Purulia, 72.08 per cent or 1206653 voters had exercised their franchise. Of the 12 contestants who were in the fray, 9 had lost their deposits.

For the 2019 election, Trinamool Congress has fielded sitting MP Mriganka Mahato from the seat. Bir Singh Mahato is representing All India Forward Bloc, Nepal Mahata is contesting on a Congress ticket and Jyotirmay Singh Mahato has been named by Bharatiya Janata Party.

Other candidates in the fray include Rangalal Kumar from Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), Laxmikanta Mahata from Amra Bangalee, Dipendu Mahato from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Anandi Tudu from Bahujan Samaj Party.

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Candidates	Party	Status	Votes
Jyotirmay Singh Mahato	BJP	Won	666016
Dr. Mriganka Mahato	AITC	Lost	462785
Nepal Mahata	INC	Lost	84366
Bir Singh Mahato	AIFB	Lost	68293
Nota	Nota	Lost	11304
Anandi Tudu	BSP	Lost	11180
Mrityunjoy Mahato	IND	Lost	10334
Sekh Fatik	BNRP	Lost	7777
Barjuram Singh Sardar	IND	Lost	6512
Uttam Tantubay	BMAP	Lost	6031
Rangalal Kumar	SUCI	Lost	4363
Uma Charan Mahato	IND	Lost	3875
Laxmikanta Mahata	AMB	Lost	3499
Jawaharlal Mahato	MPOI	Lost	2450
Dipendu Mahato	JMM	Lost	1796
Rajib Mahato	SHS	Lost	1661

Purulia News

'I would have slapped 4 times, if...', Purulia DM transferred after Mamata Banerjee's outburst

Mamata Banerjee: Purulia district magistrate Rahul Majumdar was removed after issuing a directive from Nabanna on Thursday. He was sent as additional secretary of the Asansol-Durgapur Development

Jun 03, 2022, 12:17 PM IST

'If they had been members of my party, I would have slapped 4 times', says Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee: The Chief Minister herself questioned the District Magistrate, "What district are you running? You've been in the district for so long! What you're doing? My idea has changed."

May 31, 2022, 10:42 AM IST

Amid Naga-peace talks, Nagaland Armed Police companies to be withdrawn from Ayodhya hills of Purulia

At a time when the Naga-peace talks between the Centre and the Naga groups have reached the final stage, six companies of Nagaland Armed Police deployed in once the hotbed of Maoists – Ayodhya hills

Nov 23, 2019, 22:41 PM IST

Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 strikes West Bengal

An earthquake measuring 4.0 magnitudes on the Richter Scale hit the eastern state of West Bengal on Monday morning.

Jul 29, 2019, 10:12 AM IST

Purulia Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Purulia Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.

Apr 30, 2019, 11:56 AM IST

Purulia Lok Sabha constituency

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Trinamool Congress's Dr Mriganka Mahato had won the Purulia Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 153877 votes.

Apr 25, 2019, 10:31 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to address rally in Bengal's Midnapore on July 16

The rally, to be held on the Midnapore College grounds in the afternoon, would be the Prime Minister's first visit to the state this year.

Jul 15, 2018, 17:29 PM IST

Two BJP workers murdered in Purulia, party blames TMC for killings

The BJP in Bengal said that 27 BJP workers have been killed out of which 5 have been killed in Purulia alone.

Jul 12, 2018, 11:28 AM IST

'BJP worker' in West Bengal's Purulia committed suicide, say police; saffron party demands CBI inquiry

Dulal Kumar's body was found hanging from a power transmission tower near the fields in Dava village under Balarampur police station on Sunday morning.

Jun 03, 2018, 16:14 PM IST