· AC 139
Purnea
Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 1972
107,048
Electors
61,438
Votes polled
57.39%
Turnout
4,212
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kamaldeo N. Sinha
Won
Male
|
NCO | 24,881 | 40.50% |
| 2 |
Badiuzzama
Male
|
IND | 20,669 | 33.64% |
| 3 |
Amar Nath Choudhry
Male
|
BJS | 9,641 | 15.69% |
| 4 |
Khem Chand Sancheti
Male
|
IND | 3,115 | 5.07% |
| 5 |
Deo Charan Pd. Yadav
Male
|
SOP | 1,481 | 2.41% |
| 6 |
Bhola Prasad Yadav
Male
|
IND | 608 | 0.99% |
| 7 |
Kamrudin Seikh
Male
|
IND | 606 | 0.99% |
| 8 |
Fakrudin Seikh
Male
|
IND | 437 | 0.71% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Purnea Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |
Raj Kishore Keshri
Male
BJP
|
— |
Ram Charitra Yadav
Male
RJD
|
— |
| 2000 |
Raj Kishore Kesri
Male
BJP
|
26.02% |
Ramcharitra Yadav
Male
SP
|
15.94% |
| 1995 |
Ajit Sarkar
Male
CPM
|
30.57% |
Rajesh Ranjan
Male
SP
|
29.17% |
| 1990 |
Ajit Sarkar
Male
CPM
|
39.93% |
Ravindra Narayan Singh
Male
JD
|
12.69% |
| 1985 |
Ajit Chandras
Male
CPM
|
48.00% |
Kamal Deo Narayan Sinha
Male
INC
|
35.48% |
| 1980 |
Ajit Chand Sarkar
Male
CPM
|
45.00% |
Sharda Prasad Singh
Male
INC(I)
|
28.48% |
| 1977 |
Dev Nath Roy
Male
JnP
|
39.47% |
Kamal Deo Narayan Sinha
Male
INC
|
31.73% |
| 1972 |
Kamaldeo N. Sinha
Male
NCO
|
40.50% |
Badiuzzama
Male
IND
|
33.64% |
| 1969 |
Kamaldeo Narain Sinha
Male
INC
|
38.53% |
Badiuzzama
Male
PSP
|
30.66% |
| 1967 |
K.N. Sinha
Male
INC
|
34.55% |
M. Saifuddin
Male
IND
|
25.19% |
| 1962 |
Kamaldeo Narain Sinha
Male
INC
|
69.70% |
Moulana Syed Moinuddin Majahiri
Male
SOC
|
18.83% |
| 1957 |
Kamaldeo Narayan Sinha
Male
INC
|
61.60% |
Kamala Prasad Mahto
Male
IND
|
16.72% |
| 1951 |
Kamal Deo Narain Sinha
Male
INC
|
54.33% |
Deo Nath Rai
Male
SP
|
25.37% |