Balarampur, Purulia
Part of the Purulia Lok Sabha seat.
Jaladhar Mahato (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Balarampur, Purulia in 2026, 35,051 votes ahead of Shantiram Mahato.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
1,18,421 votes · 53.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SMAll India Trinamool Congress
83,370 votes · 37.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- NMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
6,575 votes · 3.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SMIndian National Congress
2,830 votes · 1.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ATBahujan Samaj Party
1,698 votes · 0.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SHAmbedkarite Party Of India
1,630 votes · 0.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RMIndependent
1,077 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SSRashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
685 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BMSocialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
656 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AGIndependent
630 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
239 · Balarampur, Purulia
General2,35,710 registered voters · 10 candidates · 35,051 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Jaladhar Mahato
BJP · Male · 1,18,421 votes (53.84%) · 35,051 ahead of Shantiram Mahato
- 93.45%
- Turnout
- 2,20,269
- Votes cast
- 2,17,572
- Valid votes
- 2,374
- None of the above
- 1,13,073
- Women electors
1,13,283 men and 1,04,953 women voted in person, plus 2,031 postal ballots. 323 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 318.
- BJP1,18,4211,106 postal53.84%
- Shantiram MahatoMale
AITC83,370532 postal37.90% - Namita MahatoFemale
CPI(M)6,57537 postal2.99% - Sukanta MahatoMale
INC2,83012 postal1.29% - None of the aboveNOTA2,3741.08%
- Anandi TuduFemale
BSP1,6981 postal0.77% - Sitaram HansdaMaleAPOICoat1,6303 postal0.74%
- Rabilal MandiMaleINDFlute1,0775 postal0.49%
- Sharat SahisMaleRASLJPSewing machine6850.31%
- Bholanath MurmmuMaleSUCIBattery Torch6563 postal0.30%
- Ajay GorainMaleINDBiscuit6301 postal0.29%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is each count's share of all the votes in this list, including None of the above.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.