Purulia Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal: Full list of candidates, polling dates

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Purulia is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. Voting in Purulia Lok Sabha constituency in the sixth phase was on May 12 and counting is on May 23.

Compared to 84.95 percent in 2014, this time 80.35 percent polling was recorded in eight seats in West Bengal.

Jyotirmay Singh Mahato of Bharatiya Janata Party, Nepal Mahata of Indian National Congress, Bir Singh Mahato of All India Forward Bloc and Dr. Mriganka Mahato of All India Trinamool Congress are few prominent candidates contesting for general elections 2019 from Purulia Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal. 

After the delimitation in 2006, Purulia parliamentary constituency was divided into seven assembly segments namely Balarampur, Baghmundi, Joypur, Purulia, Manbazar (ST), Kashipur and Para.

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Purulia Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	ANANDI TUDU	Bahujan Samaj Party
2	JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO	Bharatiya Janata Party
3	NEPAL MAHATA	Indian National Congress
4	BIR SINGH MAHATO	All India Forward Bloc
5	Dr. MRIGANKA MAHATO	All India Trinamool Congress
6	UTTAM TANTUBAY	Bharateeya Manavadhikar party
7	JAWAHARLAL MAHATO	Mulnibasi Party of India
8	DIPENDU MAHATO	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
9	RANGALAL KUMAR	SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)
10	RAJIB MAHATO	Shivsena
11	LAXMIKANTA MAHATA	Amra Bangalee
12	SEKH FATIK	Bharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha Party
13	UMA CHARAN MAHATO	Independent
14	BARJURAM SINGH SARDAR	Independent
15	MRITYUNJOY MAHATO	Independent

In 2014 Lok Sabha election, Trinamool Congress's Dr Mriganka Mahato had won the Purulia Lok Sabha constituency with a margin of 153877 votes.

Dr Mriganka Mahato had bagged 4,68,277 votes as against Forward Bloc's Narahari Mahato who secured 314,400 votes. Congress candidate Nepal Mahato had bagged 257,923 votes.