GEN · West Bengal
Purulia
Debendra Nath Mahata (INC) won by 76,043 votes (30.2%).
- Electors
- 5,39,571
- Votes polled
- 2,63,046
- Valid votes
- 2,51,453
- Turnout
- 48.8%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 30.2% (median 21.5%). Back to West Bengal · 1971 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 | Debendra Nath MahataWinner | INC | 1,30,264 | 51.8% |
| 2 | Bhajahari Mahato | LSS | 54,221 | 21.6% |
| 3 | Nitya Ranjan Kumbhakar | NCO | 23,970 | 9.5% |
| 4 | Sureswar Sahu | FBL | 22,994 | 9.1% |
| 5 | Lakhan Chandra Mahato | BJS | 11,458 | 4.6% |
| 6 | Tikaram Majhi | JKP | 8,546 | 3.4% |
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