Lok Sabha constituency 12, Bihar
Purnia
Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav (IND) won the 2024 election by 23,847 votes, taking 47.50% of the vote to Santosh Kumar (JD(U))'s 45.50%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerINDRajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202447.50%runner-up 45.50%
Winning margin, 202423,8471.99% of votes cast
Elections on record4JD(U) 2, IND 1, BJP 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lok Sabha | Purnia Seat 12 | Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu Yadav IND | 5,67,556 47.5% | Santosh Kumar JD(U) | 5,43,709 45.5% | 23,847 votes 1.99% | 63.2% |
| 2019 | Lok Sabha | Purnia Seat 12 | Santosh Kumar JD(U) | 6,32,924 54.9% | Uday Singh Alias Pappu Singh INC | 3,69,463 32.0% | 2,63,461 votes 22.83% | 65.4% |
| 2014 | Lok Sabha | Purnia Seat 12 | Santosh Kumar JD(U) | 4,18,826 41.1% | Uday Singh Alias Pappu Singh BJP | 3,02,157 29.7% | 1,16,669 votes 11.46% | 64.3% |
| 2009 | Lok Sabha | Purnia Seat 12 | Uday Singh Alias Pappu Singh BJP | 3,62,952 51.5% | Shanti Priya IND | 1,76,725 25.1% | 1,86,227 votes 26.42% | 54.0% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.