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Assembly constituency 241 · West Bengal

Joypur is assembly constituency number 241 in West Bengal, in Puruliya district, and one of the segments of the Purulia Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Biswajit Mahato of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 44.9% of the vote, 22,218 votes ahead of Arjun Mahato (AITC).

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Joypur · 2026AC 241
  1. 01
    Biswajit Mahato
    BJP
    1,04,668
    44.88%
  2. 02
    Arjun Mahato
    TMC
    82,450
    35.36%
  3. 03
    Phanibhushan Kumar
    INC
    23,263
    9.98%
  4. 04
    Dibyajoti Singh Deo
    JLKM
    9,152
    3.92%
  5. 05
    Dhirendranath Mahato
    AIFB
    5,805
    2.49%
  6. 5 other candidates · 4,626 votesNOTA · 3,239 (1.39%)

Margin 22,218 votes · 9.53% of valid votes

2,54,082
Registered electors
2026 election
91.8%
Turnout
+10.4 pts vs 2021
22,218
Victory margin
9.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,33,203 valid votes, NOTA included.

Joypur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Biswajit MahatoMale · 35 yrsBJP1,04,668
44.88%
2Arjun MahatoMale · 30 yrsTMC82,450
35.36%
3Phanibhushan KumarMale · 60 yrsINC23,263
9.98%
4Dibyajoti Singh DeoMale · 41 yrsJLKM9,152
3.92%
5Dhirendranath MahatoMale · 70 yrsAIFB5,805
2.49%
—NOTANOTA3,239
1.39%
6Ashok Kumar MurmuMale · 43 yrsIndependent1,185
0.51%
7Suphal Chandra KumarMale · 63 yrsSUCI986
0.42%
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8Shakti Pada GorainMale · 55 yrsAMB849
0.36%
9Animesh MahatoMale · 35 yrsIndependent819
0.35%
10Joyram MurmuMale · 34 yrsIndependent787
0.34%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026BJP 44.9%TMC 35.4%INC 10.0%AIFB 2.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Biswajit MahatoBJP · 44.9% · margin 22,218Turnout91.8%
2021Nara Hari MahatoBJP · 36.7% · margin 12,200Turnout81.4%
2016Shaktipada MahatoTMC · 47.4% · margin 8,763Turnout82.0%
2011Dhirendra Nath MahatoAIFB · 41.5% · margin 10,611Turnout78.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Joypur result 2021

Joypur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nara Hari MahatoBJP74,380
36.68%
2Phanibhushan KumarINC62,180
30.67%
3Dibyajoti Singh DeoIndependent35,429
17.47%
4Dhirendra Nath MahatoAIFB19,413
9.57%
—NOTANOTA2,956
1.46%
5Jawahar Lal MahatoMPOI2,102
1.04%
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6Nepal Chandra MahatoIndependent1,980
0.98%
7Nageswar MahatoIndependent1,419
0.70%
8Bahadur Kushbaha KuiriIndependent1,169
0.58%
9Bhagirath MahatoSUCI1,126
0.56%
10Tirthanath MahataABHM613
0.30%

Joypur result 2016

Joypur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shaktipada MahatoTMC85,026
47.41%
2Dhirendra Nath MahatoAIFB76,263
42.52%
3Shripati MahatoBJP8,211
4.58%
—NOTANOTA2,838
1.58%
4Pitambar TuduAMB1,754
0.98%
5Subhas Chandra MahatoAJSUP1,576
0.88%
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6Bhajahari KumarSUCI1,515
0.84%
7Padmalochan KumarIndependent1,356
0.76%
8Santi Ram MandiJMM813
0.45%

Joypur result 2011

Joypur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dhirendra Nath MahatoAIFB62,060
41.48%
2Shakti Pada MahatoIndependent51,449
34.39%
3Kirton Chandra MahatoTMC23,927
15.99%
4Shripati MahatoBJP2,637
1.76%
5Padmalochon KumarIndependent2,242
1.50%
6Paban MahatoJVM2,131
1.42%
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7Swapan MahatoAJSU1,852
1.24%
8Sanat Kumar BesraJDP1,287
0.86%
9Gagan Chandra MahatoAMB1,136
0.76%
10Sandip MajhiJMM885
0.59%
Map

Joypur outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Puruliya district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Joypur is one of the assembly segments of Purulia. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Purulia candidates.

  • Shantiram MahatoTMC78,783 37.7%
  • Jyotirmay Singh MahatoBJP72,222 34.5%
  • Ajit Prasad MahataIndependent25,441 12.2%
  • Nepal Chandra MahatoINC24,387 11.7%
  • Dhirendranath MahatoAIFB3,249 1.6%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 6,561 EVM votes.

Open Purulia Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Joypur.

Who won the Joypur assembly seat in 2026?

Biswajit Mahato of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Joypur in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,04,668 votes, which was 44.88% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Joypur?

The margin was 22,218 votes (9.53% of valid votes). The runner-up was Arjun Mahato of the All India Trinamool Congress with 82,450 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Joypur in 2026?

Turnout was 91.83%: 2,33,331 of 2,54,082 registered electors voted, across 313 polling stations. That is 10.4 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Joypur part of?

Joypur is an assembly segment of the Purulia Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shantiram Mahato got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Joypur a reserved constituency?

No. Joypur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Joypur?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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