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Lok Sabha constituency 12 · Bihar

Purnia is parliamentary constituency number 12 in Bihar, made up of 6 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav of the Independent won with 47.5% of the vote, 23,847 votes ahead of Santosh Kumar (JD(U)).

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Purnia · 2024PC 12
  1. 01
    Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav
    Independent
    5,67,556
    47.46%
  2. 02
    Santosh Kumar
    JD(U)
    5,43,709
    45.47%
  3. 03
    Bima Bharti
    RJD
    27,120
    2.27%
  4. 04
    Arun Das
    BSP
    10,619
    0.89%
  5. 05
    Satyendra Yadav
    Independent
    8,459
    0.71%
  6. 2 other candidates · 14,547 votesNOTA · 23,834 (1.99%)

Margin 23,847 votes · 1.99% of valid votes

18,95,036
Registered electors
2024 election
63.1%
Turnout
26 Apr 2024
23,847
Victory margin
2.0% of valid votes
2024 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 11,95,844 valid votes, NOTA included.

Purnia 2024 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu YadavMale · 56 yrsIndependent5,67,556
47.46%
2Santosh KumarMale · 48 yrsJD(U)5,43,709
45.47%
3Bima BhartiFemale · 49 yrsRJD27,120
2.27%
—NOTANOTA23,834
1.99%
4Arun DasMale · 49 yrs · SCBSP10,619
0.89%
5Satyendra YadavMale · 41 yrsIndependent8,459
0.71%
6Noman AlamMale · 45 yrsIndependent7,693
0.64%
7Kishor Kumar YadavMale · 50 yrsAIFB6,854
0.57%
Past results

Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024JD(U) 45.5%RJD 2.3%INC 32.0%BJP 29.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu YadavIndependent · 47.5% · margin 23,847Turnout63.1%
2019Santosh KumarJD(U) · 54.9% · margin 2,63,461Turnout65.4%
2014Santosh KumarJD(U) · 41.1% · margin 1,16,669Turnout64.3%
2009Uday Singh Alias Pappu SinghBJP · 51.5% · margin 1,86,227Turnout54.0%

Purnia Lok Sabha result 2019

Purnia 2019 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santosh KumarJD(U)6,32,924
54.85%
2Uday Singh Alias Pappu SinghINC3,69,463
32.02%
3Shubhash Kumar ThakurIndependent31,795
2.76%
4Sageer AhmadIndependent21,374
1.85%
—NOTANOTA18,569
1.61%
5Jitendra UrabBSP16,537
1.43%
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6Anirudh MehtaIndependent9,359
0.81%
7Rajesh KumarIndependent9,079
0.79%
8Manju MurmuJMM7,963
0.69%
9Ashok Kumar SinghIndependent7,565
0.66%
10Ashok Kumar SahIndependent7,314
0.63%
11Shobha SorenIndependent6,947
0.60%
12Arjun SinghIndependent4,444
0.39%
13Rajiv Kumar SinghIndependent3,403
0.29%
14Dr. Mritunjay Kumar JhaIndependent3,175
0.28%
15Sanoj Kumar ChauhanBLND2,625
0.23%
16Md. Akhtar AliIndependent1,404
0.12%

Purnia Lok Sabha result 2014

Purnia 2014 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santosh KumarJD(U)4,18,826
41.15%
2Uday Singh Alias Pappu SinghBJP3,02,157
29.69%
3Amarnath TiwariINC1,24,344
12.22%
4Md Shamsher AlamJMM50,446
4.96%
5Navlesh PathakIndependent18,776
1.84%
6Sudeep RoyAAP16,630
1.63%
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—NOTANOTA11,982
1.18%
7Raj Kumar OraonBSP11,196
1.10%
8Sanjay SinghIndependent9,196
0.90%
9Anil Kumar MahtoJPS9,162
0.90%
10Kunj Bihari PaswanIndependent8,321
0.82%
11Pankaj Kumar SinghCPI(ML)(L)7,912
0.78%
12Syed Shah Eqbal AlamBEMP6,324
0.62%
13Md Akhtar AliIndependent5,849
0.57%
14Md Shahid AkhtarBMUP5,137
0.50%
15Pramod Narayan PoddarBJJD4,664
0.46%
16Fagu MarandiJDP3,440
0.34%
17Mansur AlamSP3,370
0.33%

Purnia Lok Sabha result 2009

Purnia 2009 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Uday Singh Alias Pappu SinghBJP3,62,952
51.50%
2Shanti PriyaIndependent1,76,725
25.08%
3Shankar JhaLJP22,773
3.23%
4Pramod Narayan PoddarIndependent21,754
3.09%
5Naveen Kumar SinghBSP21,281
3.02%
6Vijay Kumar SahIndependent18,986
2.69%
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7Upendranath SagarIndependent13,834
1.96%
8Shiekh Akbar AliIndependent9,039
1.28%
9Dr. Irshad Ahmad KhanLTSD7,472
1.06%
10Sunil KumarIndependent6,315
0.90%
11Jivachh PaswanIndependent5,705
0.81%
12Deep Narayan SinghIndependent5,513
0.78%
13Alimuddin AnsariIndependent5,245
0.74%
14Madhavi SarkarCPI(ML)(L)5,152
0.73%
15Jagdish Prasad YadavIndependent4,679
0.66%
16Abdul SattarIndependent4,365
0.62%
17Ashok Kumar SahJMM3,610
0.51%
18Kaushalya DeviIndependent3,560
0.51%
19Md. Aisur RahmanIndependent2,925
0.42%
20Anil Kumar BharatiRVNP2,867
0.41%
Assembly segments

Lead of Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav (IND) over Santosh Kumar (JD(U)) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

◀ Santosh Kumar (JD(U)) ledRajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav (IND) led ▶

EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.

Assembly segments of Purnia: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
SegmentElectorsLed in Lok Sabha 2024Assembly winner (latest)
Kasba AC 582,94,557IND by 35,565LJPRV (2025)
Banmankhi AC 593,20,472IND by 13,854BJP (2025)
Rupauli AC 603,13,841JD(U) by 24,674JD(U) (2025)
Dhamdaha AC 613,29,577JD(U) by 15,455JD(U) (2025)
Purnia AC 623,33,201IND by 4,391BJP (2025)
Korha AC 693,03,388IND by 9,873BJP (2025)
Map

Purnia outlined in orange among the Bihar Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.

BJPJD(U)LJPRVRJDINCCPI(ML)(L)Others
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FAQ

Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.

Who won the Purnia Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav of the Independent (IND) won Purnia in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 5,67,556 votes (47.46%). The margin over Santosh Kumar (JD(U)) was 23,847 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Purnia in 2024?

11,96,238 of 18,95,036 registered electors voted, a turnout of 63.12% across 1,891 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Purnia?

Purnia is made up of 6 assembly segments: Kasba, Banmankhi, Rupauli, Dhamdaha, Purnia, Korha. Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav led in 4 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Purnia in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav (IND); 2019: Santosh Kumar (JD(U)); 2014: Santosh Kumar (JD(U)); 2009: Uday Singh Alias Pappu Singh (BJP).

Is Purnia a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

No, Purnia is a general (unreserved) constituency.

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Purnia?

The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.

Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.

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