Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Purulia

Chittaranjan Mahata (FBL) won by 1,16,552 votes (39.6%).

Electors
5,82,892
Votes polled
3,03,660
Valid votes
Turnout
52.1%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1977 national median: 39.6% (median 24.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1977 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 1977
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chittaranjan MahataWinnerFBL2,00,98568.3%
2Pashupati MahatoINC84,43328.7%
3Jairam MajhiIND3,5321.2%
4Krishnanlal AgrawalaIND3,2291.1%
5Anil MahataIND1,9640.7%

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