# Purnia Lok Sabha constituency

Purnia (formerly Purnea) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.

## Assembly segments

Presently, Purnia Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 58 | Kasba | Purnia | Md Afaque Alam | INC | INC |
| 59 | Banmankhi (SC) | Purnia | Krishna Kumar Rishi | BJP | INC |
| 60 | Rupauli | Purnia | Shankar Singh | INC | JD(U) |
| 61 | Dhamdaha | Purnia | Leshi Singh | JD(U) | JD(U) |
| 62 | Purnia | Purnia | Vijay Kumar Khemka | BJP | INC |
| 69 | Korha (SC) | Katihar | Kavita Devi | BJP | INC |

## Members of Parliament

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency
| Year | Name | Party | Party |
| 1952 | Phani Gopal Sen Gupta | | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Maneklal Madanlal Gandhi | | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Benjaman Hansda | | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | Muhammad Islamuddin | | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Phani Gopal Sen Gupta | | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Phani Gopal Sen Gupta | | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Phani Gopal Sen Gupta | | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Mohammad Tahir | | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Lakhan Lal Kapoor | | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Madhuri Singh | | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Madhuri Singh | | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Taslimuddin | | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Election countermanded due to poll-rigging and violence | Election countermanded due to poll-rigging and violence | Election countermanded due to poll-rigging and violence |
| 1991^ | Pappu Yadav | | Independent |
| 1996 | Pappu Yadav | | Samajwadi Party |
| 1998 | Jai Krishna Mandal | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Pappu Yadav | | Independent |
| 2004 | Uday Singh | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2009 | Uday Singh | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2014 | Santosh Kushwaha | | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2019 | Santosh Kushwaha | | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2024 | Pappu Yadav | | Independent |
^By-Poll

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Purnia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Pappu Yadav | 567,556 | 47.46 | 47.46 |
| | JD(U) | Santosh Kumar Kushwaha | 5,43,709 | 45.47 | 9.38 |
| | RJD | Bima Bharti | 27,120 | 2.27 | 2.27 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,847 | 1.99 | 20.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,95,844 | 63.08 | 2.29 |
| | INC gain from JD(U) | INC gain from JD(U) | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Purnia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Santosh Kumar Kushwaha | 632,924 | 54.85 |
| | INC | Uday Singh | 3,69,463 | 32.02 |
| | IND. | Shubhash Kumar Thakur | 31,795 | 2.76 |
| | IND. | Sageer Ahmad | 21,374 | 1.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 18,569 | 1.61 |
| | BSP | Jitendra Urab | 16,537 | 1.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,63,461 | 22.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,53,989 | 65.37 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Purnia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Santosh Kumar Kushwaha | 418,826 | 41.15 |
| | BJP | Uday Singh | 3,02,157 | 29.69 |
| | INC | Amarnath Tiwari | 1,24,344 | 12.22 |
| | JMM | Mohammed Shamsher Alam | 50,446 | 4.96 |
| | AAP | Sudeep Roy | 16,630 | 1.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,982 | 1.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,16,669 | 11.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,17,750 | 64.31 |
| | JD(U) gain from BJP | JD(U) gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Purnia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Uday Singh | 362,952 | 51.50 |
| | IND. | Shanti Priya | 1,76,725 | 25.08 |
| | LJP | Shankar Jha | 22,773 | 3.23 |
| | IND. | Pramod Narayan Poddar | 21,754 | 3.09 |
| | BSP | Naveen Kumar Singh | 21,281 | 3.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,86,227 | 26.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,04,752 | 53.99 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |