Assembly constituency 242, West Bengal

Purulia

Sudip Kumar Mukherjee (BJP) won the 2026 election by 49,253 votes, taking 55.69% of the vote to Sujoy Banerjee (AITC)'s 34.34%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerBJPSudip Kumar Mukherjee, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202655.69%runner-up 34.34%
Winning margin, 202649,25321.35% of votes cast
Elections on record4BJP 2, INC 1, AITC 1

Result by result

2011 AITC 83,396 54.0% vs 36.8%2016 INC 81,365 44.6% vs 42.6%2021 BJP 89,733 43.4% vs 40.5%2026 BJP 1,28,454 55.7% vs 34.3%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyPurulia
Seat 242
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
BJP
1,28,454
55.7%
Sujoy Banerjee
AITC
79,201
34.3%
49,253 votes
21.35%
2021AssemblyPurulia
Seat 242
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
BJP
89,733
43.4%
Sujoy Banerjee
AITC
82,715
40.5%
7,018 votes
3.39%
2016AssemblyPurulia
Seat 242
Sudip Kumar Mukherjee
INC
81,365
44.6%
Dibyajyoti Prasad Singh Deo
AITC
76,454
42.6%
4,911 votes
2.69%
2011AssemblyPurulia
Seat 242
K.P. Singh Deo
AITC
83,396
54.0%
Kaushik Mazumdar
CPM
56,909
36.8%
26,487 votes
17.13%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.