GEN · West Bengal
Purulia
Bhajahari Mahato (LSS) won by 7,413 votes (4.5%).
- Electors
- 4,28,535
- Votes polled
- 1,68,297
- Valid votes
- 1,63,476
- Turnout
- 39.3%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 4.5% (median 12.2%). Back to West Bengal · 1962 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 1.2%(-14.0%)
- Turnout
- 78.7%(+1.7%)
- NOTA
- 1.3%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 80.5%
Winning margin over time · Purulia
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhajahari MahatoWinner | LSS | 68,295 | 41.8% |
| 2 | Sagar Chandra Mahato | INC | 60,882 | 37.2% |
| 3 | Prabir Kumar Mallik | CPI | 34,299 | 21.0% |
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