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Lok Sabha constituency 35· General seat

Purulia Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Purulia? — Jyotirmay Singh Mahato (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 17,079 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.

MP · 2024

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

BJP
Margin: 17,079Tight race

Election history — every MP of Purulia

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Shantiram Mahato (AITC)Margin17,079
  2. 2019May 2019Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJPLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Dr. MRIGANKA MAHATO (AITC)Margin2,04,732

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

BJPTight race

votes

5,78,489

Margin

17,079(1.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato · BJPShantiram Mahato · AITC
5,78,4895,61,410
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Jyotirmay Singh Mahato✓ WinnerBJP5,78,48940.34%
  2. 2Shantiram MahatoAITC5,61,41039.15%
  3. 3Nepal Chandra MahatoINCDeposit lost1,29,1579.01%
  4. 4Ajit Prasad MahataINDDeposit lost98,6586.88%
  5. 5NOTA17,9291.25%
  6. 6Dhirendranath MahatoAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost14,5721.02%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7Sontosh RajowardBSPDeposit lost7,7600.54%
  2. 8Susmita MahatoSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost6,1090.43%
  3. 9Gorish RoyINDDeposit lost4,8090.34%
  4. 10Bhagwat Dass ShastriINDDeposit lost4,5120.31%
  5. 11Asit Baran MahatoParty for Democratic SocialismDeposit lost3,8770.27%
  6. 12Pijush Kanti RajakINDDeposit lost3,4180.24%
  7. 13Ajit MahatoINDDeposit lost3,3180.23%
Total votes14,34,018

Deposit lost: 10 of 12 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
18,25,625

incl. service voters

Votes cast
14,36,016

incl. 6,743 postal

Turnout
78.66%
Polling stations
1,903

Turnout of men and women

Women78.8%

7,09,139 of 8,99,622 voted on EVMs

Men77.8%

7,20,131 of 9,25,984 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 19; 3 voted.

  • Candidates12 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit10
  • NOTA17,929
  • Valid votes14,16,089

Women candidates: Susmita Mahato

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato (BJP)Full result ▾
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Jyotirmay Singh Mahato✓ WinnerBJP6,68,10749.3%
  2. 2Dr. MRIGANKA MAHATOAITC4,63,37534.19%
  3. 3Nepal MahataINCDeposit lost84,4776.23%
See all candidates (+13)
  1. 4Bir Singh MahatoAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost68,4345.05%
  2. 5NOTA11,3220.84%
  3. 6Anandi TuduBSPDeposit lost11,2020.83%
  4. 7Mrityunjoy MahatoINDDeposit lost10,3360.76%
  5. 8Sekh FatikBharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha PartyDeposit lost7,7770.57%
  6. 9Barjuram Singh SardarINDDeposit lost6,5160.48%
  7. 10Uttam TantubayBharateeya Manavadhikar partyDeposit lost6,0310.45%
  8. 11Rangalal KumarSOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost4,3690.32%
  9. 12Uma Charan MahatoINDDeposit lost3,8760.29%
  10. 13Laxmikanta MahataAmra BangaleeDeposit lost3,5030.26%
  11. 14Jawaharlal MahatoMulnibasi Party of IndiaDeposit lost2,4520.18%
  12. 15Dipendu MahatoJMMDeposit lost1,7980.13%
  13. 16Rajib MahatoShiv SenaDeposit lost1,6610.12%
Total votes13,55,236

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Purulia?

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato (BJP) won Purulia in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,78,489 votes.

What was the winning margin in Purulia?

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato defeated Shantiram Mahato (AITC) by 17,079 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Purulia?

2019: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato (BJP)

What was the turnout in Purulia in 2024?

78.66% — 14,36,016 of 18,25,625 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.8%, men's 77.8%.

How many voters does Purulia have?

18,25,625 electors at the 2024 election — 9,25,984 men, 8,99,622 women, 19 third gender (service voters included), and 1,903 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer