Purulia Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
votes
1,28,454
Margin
49,253(21.4%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Sudip Kumar Mukherjee✓ WinnerBJP1,28,45455.69%
- 2Sujoy BanerjeeAITC79,20134.34%
- 3Sayantan GhoshCPI(M)Deposit lost10,6754.63%
- 4Dibyajyoti Prasad Singh DeoINCDeposit lost4,3671.89%
- 5NOTA1,7280.75%
- 6Shobha MahatoSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1,3350.58%
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- 7Mathan Chandra MahatoBahujan Mukti PartyDeposit lost9080.39%
- 8Dhiren RajakBharateeya Manavadhikar PartyDeposit lost9000.39%
- 9Pintu BauriINDDeposit lost6390.28%
- 10Partha BauriBSPDeposit lost6110.26%
- 11Pijush Kanti RajakINDDeposit lost5860.25%
- 12Bidesh Chandra PaulRashtriya Lok Janshakti PartyDeposit lost5210.23%
- 13Nageswar MahatoAmra BangaleeDeposit lost4010.17%
- 14Nirod Baran OjhaParty For Democratic SocialismDeposit lost3270.14%
Deposit lost: 11 of 13 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 — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,52,313
- Votes cast
- 2,30,985
- Turnout
- 91.55%
- Polling stations
- 307
incl. service voters
incl. 2,446 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women91.1%
1,12,251 of 1,23,233 voted on EVMs
Men90.1%
1,16,286 of 1,29,077 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 3; 2 voted.
- Candidates13 (1 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA1,728
- Valid votes2,28,925
Women candidates: Shobha Mahato
Frequently asked questions
Who won Purulia in 2026?
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee (BJP) won with 1,28,454 votes, defeating Sujoy Banerjee (AITC) by 49,253 votes.
How many votes were cast in Purulia in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,30,653 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Purulia in 2026?
91.55% — 2,30,985 of 2,52,313 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 91.1%, men's 90.1%.
How many voters does Purulia have?
2,52,313 electors at the 2026 election — 1,29,077 men, 1,23,233 women, 3 third gender (service voters included), and 307 polling stations.
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