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Lok Sabha Election 2024

Purnia Lok Sabha election result 2024

Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav (IND) won by 23,847 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav

INDTight race

votes

5,67,556

Margin

23,847(2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav · INDSantosh Kumar · JD(U)
5,67,5565,43,709
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav✓ WinnerIND5,67,55647.46%
  2. 2Santosh KumarJD(U)5,43,70945.47%
  3. 3Bima BhartiRJDDeposit lost27,1202.27%
  4. 4NOTA23,8341.99%
  5. 5Arun DasBSPDeposit lost10,6190.89%
  6. 6Satyendra YadavINDDeposit lost8,4590.71%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Noman AlamINDDeposit lost7,6930.64%
  2. 8Kishor Kumar YadavAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost6,8540.57%
Total votes11,95,844

Deposit lost: 5 of 7 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
18,95,036

incl. service voters

Votes cast
11,96,238

incl. 1,631 postal

Turnout
63.12%
Polling stations
1,891

Turnout of men and women

Women65.9%

6,04,414 of 9,17,363 voted on EVMs

Men60.4%

5,90,192 of 9,77,600 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 73; 1 voted.

  • Candidates7 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA23,834
  • Valid votes11,72,010

Women candidates: Bima Bharti

Frequently asked questions

Who won Purnia in 2024?

Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav (IND) won with 5,67,556 votes, defeating Santosh Kumar (JD(U)) by 23,847 votes.

How many votes were cast in Purnia in 2024?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 11,95,844 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Purnia in 2024?

63.12% — 11,96,238 of 18,95,036 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 65.9%, men's 60.4%.

How many voters does Purnia have?

18,95,036 electors at the 2024 election — 9,77,600 men, 9,17,363 women, 73 third gender (service voters included), and 1,891 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer