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Purnia

Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. Independent won it in 2024. It changed hands 2 times between 2009 and 2024.

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Results, 2009–2024

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginTurnout
2024Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu YadavIndependent, 5,67,556 votesSantosh KumarJanata Dal (United), 5,43,709 votes23,8472.0%63.1%
2019Santosh KumarJanata Dal (United) (NDA), 6,32,924 votesUday Singh Alias Pappu SinghIndian National Congress, 3,69,463 votes2,63,46123.2%65.4%
2014Santosh KumarJanata Dal (United), 4,18,826 votesUday Singh Alias Pappu SinghBharatiya Janata Party, 3,02,157 votes1,16,66911.6%64.3%
2009Uday Singh Alias Pappu SinghBharatiya Janata Party (NDA), 3,62,952 votesShanti PriyaIndependent, 1,76,725 votes1,86,22726.4%54.0%

Source: Election Commission of India statistical reports (2009–2019 via the India Data Portal). Seat names follow the current ECI spelling.