Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Purulia

B. Mahato (IND) won by 31,405 votes (11.8%).

Electors
5,14,651
Votes polled
2,80,923
Valid votes
2,66,623
Turnout
54.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1967-02-15

Margin vs 1967 national median: 11.8% (median 11.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1967 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

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202440%

Candidates

Candidates · Purulia 1967
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B. MahatoWinnerIND1,20,18945.1%
2S. MahatoINC88,78433.3%
3R. N. MahatoBJS29,03110.9%
4S. BakshiIND28,61910.7%

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