Lok Sabha · WB-34

Purulia

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

1998

BIR SINGH MAHAT0

FBLLeft Front

Margin1,57,13721.4%

Winner votes3,76,31351.3%

ReservationGEN

FBLINCBJPJMMIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	BIR SINGH MAHAT0 FBL	3,76,313	51.3%
2	NEPAL MAHATA INC	2,19,176	29.9%
3	ARUN GUPTA BJP	97,996	13.3%
4	AJIT PRASAD MAHATA JMM	35,629	4.8%
5	DHIREN CHANDRA MAHATO IND	2,169	0.3%
6	NEPAL CHANDRA BAURI IND	1,620	0.2%
7	PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHATO IND	1,156	0.2%

Turnout73.8%Votes cast7,34,059Electors9,94,968

Winner held byFBL (all 2 elections)

Marginwidening

Turnoutfalling

Candidates9 → 7

Margin range1,09,870 – 1,57,137

Purulia (WB-34): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots