# Purulia Lok Sabha constituency

Purulia Lok Sabha constituency is one of the present 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal state in eastern India. India has total 543 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies. All the seven assembly segments of No. 35 Purulia Lok Sabha constituency are in Purulia district.

## Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 35 Purulia is composed of the following segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 239 | Balarampur | Purulia | Baneswar Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party | Trinamool Congress |
| 240 | Baghmundi | Purulia | Sushanta Mahato | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 241 | Joypur | Purulia | Narahari Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party | Trinamool Congress |
| 242 | Purulia | Purulia | Sudip Kumar Mukherjee | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 243 | Manbazar (ST) | Purulia | Sandhya Rani Tudu | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 244 | Kashipur | Purulia | Kamalakanta Hansda | Bharatiya Janata Party | Trinamool Congress |
| 245 | Para (SC) | Purulia | Nadiar Chand Bouri | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Prior to delimitation, Purulia Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Bandwan (ST) (assembly constituency no. 233), Manbazar (assembly constituency no. 234), Balarampur (ST) (assembly constituency no. 235), Arsha (assembly constituency no. 236), Jhalda (assembly constituency no. 237), Joypur (assembly constituency no. 238), Purulia (assembly constituency no. 239)

## Members of Parliament

| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
| First | 1952-57 | Manbhum North* | Mohan Hari | Indian National Congress |
| | | | Provat Chandra Bose | Indian National Congress |
| | | Manbhum South-cum-Dhalbhum* | Bhajahari Mahato | Lok Sewak Sangh |
| | | | Chaitan Majhi | Lok Sewak Sangh |
| Second | 1957-62 | Purulia | Bibhuti Bhusan Dasgupta | Lok Sewak Sangh |
| Third | 1962-67 | Purulia | Bhajahari Mahato | Lok Sewak Sangh |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Purulia | Bhajahari Mahato | Lok Sewak Sangh |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Purulia | Debendranath Mahata | Indian National Congress |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Purulia | Chittaranjan Mahata | All India Forward Bloc |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Purulia | Chittaranjan Mahata | All India Forward Bloc |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Purulia | Chittaranjan Mahata | All India Forward Bloc |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Purulia | Chittaranjan Mahata | All India Forward Bloc |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Purulia | Chittaranjan Mahata | All India Forward Bloc |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Purulia | Bir Singh Mahato | All India Forward Bloc |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Purulia | Bir Singh Mahato | All India Forward Bloc |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Purulia | Bir Singh Mahato | All India Forward Bloc |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Purulia | Bir Singh Mahato | All India Forward Bloc |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Purulia | Narahari Mahato | All India Forward Bloc |
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Purulia | Dr. Mriganko Mahato | Trinamool Congress |
| Seventeenth | 2019-2024 | Purulia | Jyotirmay Singh Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Eighteenth | 2024-Incumbent | Purulia | Jyotirmay Singh Mahato | Bharatiya Janata Party |
* Both the constituencies were in Bihar at the time of election.

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Purulia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato | 578,489 | 40.34 | 8.99 |
| | AITC | Santiram Mahato | 5,61,410 | 39.15 | 4.96 |
| | INC | Nepal Mahato | 1,29,157 | 9.01 | 2.78 |
| | IND | Ajit Prasad Mahato | 98,658 | 6.88 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 17,929 | 1.25 | 0.65 |
| | AIFB | Dhirendra Nath Mahato | 14,572 | 1.02 | 4.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,079 | 1.19 | 13.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,34,018 | 78.67 | 3.71 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Purulia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato | 668,107 | 49.33 | +42.15 |
| | AITC | Dr. Mriganka Mahato | 463,375 | 34.19 | −4.68 |
| | INC | Nepal Mahato | 84,477 | 6.23 | −15.18 |
| | AIFB | Bir Singh Mahato | 68,464 | 5.05 | −21.04 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 11,322 | 0.60 | −0.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204,732 | 15.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355,861 | 82.38 | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Purulia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Dr. Mriganka Mahato | 468,277 | 38.87 | N/A |
| | AIFB | Narahari Mahato | 314,400 | 26.09 | −18.04 |
| | INC | Nepal Mahato | 257,923 | 21.41 | −20.59 |
| | BJP | Bikash Banerjee | 86,236 | 7.15 | +4.78 |
| | SUCI(C) | Subarna Kumar | 11,266 | 0.93 | N/A |
| | BSP | Mihir Kumar Rajwar | 9,850 | 0.81 | −1.45 |
| | JVM(P) | Ajit Prasad Mahata | 9,012 | 0.74 | N/A |
| | JMM | Tapas Kumar Mahato | 7,386 | 0.61 | −2.79 |
| | JDP | Baidyanath Hansda | 7,168 | 0.59 | −0.16 |
| | Independent | Monbodh Mahato | 6,774 | 0.56 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dhiren Rajak | 5,584 | 0.46 | +0.15 |
| | Independent | Purna Chandra Tudu | 4,073 | 0.33 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 16,726 | 1.38 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153,877 | 12.78 | +10.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,204,675 | 81.84 | +9.93 |
| | AITC gain from AIFB | AITC gain from AIFB | Swing | +29.85 | |

### General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Purulia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIFB | Narahari Mahato | 399,201 | 44.13 |
| | INC | Shantiram Mahato | 379,900 | 42.00 |
| | BJP | Sayantan Basu | 21,509 | 2.37 |
| | BSP | Asit Baran Mahato | 20,499 | 2.26 |
| | JMM | Ajit Prasad Mahato | 30,799 | 3.40 |
| | Independent | Mrityunjay Mahato | 15,716 | 1.73 |
| | Independent | Mukesh Sahu | 9,183 | 1.01 |
| | Independent | Bisambar Mura | 8,739 | 0.96 |
| | JDP | Abhiram Besra | 6,857 | 0.75 |
| | AMB | Abinash Saren | 2,942 | 0.32 |
| | Independent | Dhiren Rajak | 2,876 | 0.31 |
| | Independent | Amulya Ratan Mahato | 2,354 | 0.26 |
| | JD(U) | Dhiren Chandra Mahato | 2,080 | 0.22 |
| | Independent | Umacharan Mahato | 1,863 | 0.20 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,301 | 2.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 904,518 | 71.91 |
| | AIFB hold | AIFB hold | Swing | |

### General election 1957-2004

| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | | Party | Runners up | | Party |
| 1957 | 132,588 | 36.17 | Bibhuti Bhusan Dagupta | 57.24 | Lok Sevak Sangha | Mahato Nagendranath Singh Deo | 42.76 | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | 168,297 | 39.27 | Bhajahari Mahato | 41.78 | Lok Sevak Sangha | Sagar Chandra Mahato | 37.24 | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | 280,923 | 54.59 | Bhajahari Mahato | 45.08 | Lok Sevak Sangha | S.Mahato | 33.3 | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | 263,046 | 49.75 | Debendranath Mahata | 51.80 | Indian National Congress | Bhajahari Mahato | 21.56 | Lok Sevak Sangha |
| 1977 | 303,660 | 52.10 | Chittaranjan Mahata | 68.33 | Forward Bloc | Pashupati Mahato | 28.70 | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | 426,780 | 61.20 | Chittaranjan Mahata | 54.78 | Forward Bloc | Ram Pada Singha | 29.52 | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | 557,650 | 73.92 | Chittaranjan Mahata | 47.99 | Forward Bloc | K.P.Singh Deo | 45.47 | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | 690,010 | 77.30 | Chittaranjan Mahata | 56.01 | Forward Bloc | Sitaram Mahato | 35.49 | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | 672.09 | 73.46 | Chittaranjan Mahata | 51.53 | Forward Bloc | Sanat Mukherjee | 32.22 | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | 765.83 | 79.18 | Bir Singh Mahato | 51.02 | Forward Bloc | Gobinda Mukherjee | 36.09 | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | 747,610 | 75.14 | Bir Singh Mahato | 51.26 | Forward Bloc | Nepal Mahata | 29.86 | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | 692,270 | 68.67 | Bir Singh Mahato | 51.55 | Forward Bloc | Tapati Mahato | 25.88 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | 696,650 | 70.20 | Bir Singh Mahato | 48.99 | Forward Bloc | Shantiram Mahato | 28.06 | Indian National Congress |