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Purnia Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, India
Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar, India
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | LS |
| name | Purnia |
| state | Bihar |
| established | 1952 |
| reservation | None |
| incumbent_image | File:The Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shri Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu Yadav) meeting the Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, in New Delhi on March 22, 2016 (cropped).jpg |
| mp | Pappu Yadav |
| party | |
| alliance | |
| latest_election_year | 2024 |
| preceded_by | Santosh Kushwaha |
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg | 20px]] |
Purnia (formerly Purnea) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
Assembly segments
Presently, Purnia Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Kasba | Purnia | Nitesh Kumar Singh | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)}}" | LJP(RV) | |
| 59 | Banmankhi (SC) | Krishna Kumar Rishi | ||||
| 60 | Rupauli | Kaladhar Mandal | ||||
| 61 | Dhamdaha | Leshi Singh | ||||
| 62 | Purnia | Vijay Khemka | ||||
| 69 | Korha (SC) | Katihar | Kavita Devi (politician) | Kavita Paswan |
Members of Parliament
The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Phani Gopal Sen Gupta | ||
| Maneklal Madanlal Gandhi | |||
| Benjaman Hansda | |||
| Muhammad Islamuddin | |||
| 1957 | Phani Gopal Sen Gupta | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1971 | Mohammad Tahir | ||
| 1977 | Lakhan Lal Kapoor | ||
| 1980 | Madhuri Singh | Indian National Congress (I)}} | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Taslimuddin | ||
| 1991 | Election countermanded due to poll-rigging and violence | ||
| 1991^ | Pappu Yadav | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | Jai Krishna Mandal | ||
| 1999 | Pappu Yadav | ||
| 2004 | Uday Singh | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Santosh Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United)}} | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Pappu Yadav |
^By-Poll
Election results
2024
2019
2014
2009
General Election, 2004
General Election, 1999
References
References
- [http://archive.eci.gov.in/GE2004/States/index_fs.htm "Election Commission of India"] {{webarchive. link. (2009-01-31)
- [http://164.100.47.134/newls/lokprev.aspx "Lok Sabha Former Members"] {{webarchive. link. (2008-06-16)
- (16 October 2020). "Pappu Yadav, the 'pathik'".
- (4 June 2024). "Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Purnai". Election Commission of India.
- (4 June 2024). "Purnia Constituency Lok Sabha Election Results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India.
- [http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/lok-sabha-elections-2014/lok-sabha-2014-constituency-details/bihar/Purnia/election2014constituency/32599478.cms "Navbharat Times"]
- "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result". Election Commission of India.
- "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi.
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