Purulia
Assembly constituency 242 (GEN) · West Bengal
[01]Result · 2026
#242 · GENAll candidates 13
- 01 Sudip Kumar MukherjeeBJP1,28,454 55.7%
- 02 Sujoy BanerjeeAITC79,201 34.3%
- 03 Sayantan GhoshCPI(M)10,675 4.6%
- 04 Dibyajyoti Prasad Singh DeoINC4,367 1.9%
- 05 Shobha MahatoSUCI(C)1,335 0.6%
- 06 Mathan Chandra MahatoBMP908 0.4%
- 07 Dhiren RajakBMP900 0.4%
- 08 Pintu BauriIND639 0.3%
- 09 Partha BauriBSP611 0.3%
- 10 Pijush Kanti RajakIND586 0.3%
- 11 Bidesh Chandra PaulRLJP521 0.2%
- 12 Nageswar MahatoAB401 0.2%
- 13 Nirod Baran OjhaPDS327 0.1%
Turnout 90.9%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,728
- State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 2,28,925Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
21.4 ppSudip Kumar MukherjeeBharatiya Janata Party
- 2021
3.4 ppSudip Kumar MukherjeeBharatiya Janata Party
- 2016
2.7 ppSudip Kumar MukherjeeIndian National Congress
- 2011
17.1 ppK.P. Singh DeoAll India Trinamool Congress
- 2006
26.7 ppRabindra Nath HembramCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
18.1 ppRabindranath HembramCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
26.3 ppRabindranath HembramCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
30.6 ppSurendra Nath MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1987
19.3 ppSurendra Nath MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1982
11.9 ppSurendra Nath MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1977
5.5 ppSurendra Nath MajhiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1972
18.6 ppSanatan SnatraIndian National Congress
- 1971
5.4 ppBadan BoraCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1969
18.9 ppAbani Kumar SahaBangal Congress
- 1967
37.3 ppP . C . MalBangal Congress
- 1962
12.9 ppShreemohan ThakurCommunist Party of India
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 37.3 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 90.0% of votes; the other 11 candidates 9.2% between them.
(1,28,454 + 79,201) ÷ 2,30,653 = 90.0% · 21,270 ÷ 2,30,653 = 9.2% -
Turnout of 90.9% was 2.5 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).
90.9 − 93.4 = −2.5 -
The margin widened from 3.4 pp in 2021 to 21.4 pp.
21.4 − 3.4 = +18.0 pp -
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines2,28,925
- NOTAcounted within the total1,728
- Published totalVotes polled2,30,653
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates13 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 292 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database