Lok Sabha · WB-34

Purulia

1991

CHITTA RANJAN MAHATA

FBLOther / no major front

Margin1,25,94019.3%

Winner votes3,36,10551.5%

ReservationGEN

FBLINCJMMBJPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	CHITTA RANJAN MAHATA FBL	3,36,105	51.5%
2	SANAT MUKHERJEE INC	2,10,165	32.2%
3	SURJA NARAIAYN MAHATO JMM	62,941	9.7%
4	GHANSHYAM MAHATA BJP	25,115	3.9%
5	PURNA CHANDRA MAHATO IND	4,261	0.7%
6	SITARAM MAJHI IND	4,048	0.6%
7	SWAPAN GHOSH IND	3,060	0.5%
8	GOMASTA PRASAD SOREN JKP	2,066	0.3%
9	SARBESWAR MAHATO JP	1,742	0.3%
10	SUDHIR YADAV DDP	1,669	0.3%
11	SUKUMAR DAS IND	747	0.1%
12	SARIT KUMAR CHAKRABORY HMS	384	0.1%

Turnout71.3%Votes cast6,52,303Electors9,14,959

1996

BIR SING MAHATO

FBLUnited Front

Margin1,09,87014.9%

Winner votes3,75,55951.0%

ReservationGEN

FBLINCJMMBJPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	BIR SING MAHATO FBL	3,75,559	51.0%
2	GOBINDA MUKHERJEE INC	2,65,689	36.1%
3	MAHATO SURYA NARAYAN JMM	64,141	8.7%
4	MOHAN LAL CHOUBE BJP	17,839	2.4%
5	BHUSAN MAHATO IND	4,727	0.6%
6	GOMASTA PRASAD SOREN JKP	2,544	0.3%
7	SUNIL KUMAR MAHATO JMM(M)	2,019	0.3%
8	SARIT KUMAR CHAKRABORTY IND	2,016	0.3%
9	SUKUMAR DAS IND	1,572	0.2%

Turnout76.1%Votes cast7,36,106Electors9,67,200

Winner held byFBL (all 2 elections)

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates12 → 9

Margin range1,09,870 – 1,25,940

Purulia (WB-34): 1991 vs 1996 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots