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Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Member of parliament
  
Santosh Kumar

State
  
Bihar

Female electors
  
749,357

Party
  
Janata Dal (United)

Male electors
  
833,610

Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency)

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Korha, Kasba, Banmankhi, Dhamdaha, Rupauli, Purnia

Purnia Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Purnea) (Hindi: पूर्णिया लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.

Contents

Assembly segments

Presently, Purnia Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

  1. Kasba
  2. Banmankhi
  3. Rupauli
  4. Dhamdaha
  5. Purnia
  6. Korha (Vidhan Sa)

Members of Parliament

The following is the list of the Members of Parliament elected from this constituency

  • 1952:Anup Lal Mehta,(Indian national congress)
  • 1957: Phani Gopal Sen Gupta, Indian National Congress
  • 1962: Phani Gopal Sen Gupta, Indian National Congress
  • 1967: Phani Gopal Sen Gupta, Indian National Congress
  • 1971: Mohammad Tahir, Indian National Congress
  • 1977: Lakhan Lal Kapoor, Janata Party
  • 1980: Madhuri Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1984: Madhuri Singh, Indian National Congress
  • 1989: Taslimuddin, Janata Dal
  • 1996: Rajesh Ranjan, Samajwadi Party
  • 1998: Jai Krishna Mandal, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 1999: Rajesh Ranjan, Independent
  • 2004: Uday Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2009: Uday Singh,Bharatiya Janata Party
  • 2014: Santosh kumar Kushwaha, Janata Dal (United)
    • *Issue of Notification: 29 Mar (Saturday) *Last Date for filing Nominations:5 April (Saturday) *Scrutiny of Nominations: 7 April (Monday) *Last date for withdrawal of Candidature: 9 April (Wednesday) *Polling Date:24 April (Thursday) *Counting of Votes:16 May (Friday) *Date before which the election shall be Completed:28 May (Wednesday)

    List of Winning MP and Runner up from 1957 to till date from Purnea Lok Sabha Constituency

    At the right side there is a list of Winning MP and Runner up from 1957 to till date from Purnea Lok Sabha Constituency.

    References

    Purnia (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia
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