Joypur, Purulia
Part of the Purulia Lok Sabha seat.
Biswajit Mahato (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Joypur, Purulia in 2026, 22,218 votes ahead of Arjun Mahato.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
1,04,668 votes · 44.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AMAll India Trinamool Congress
82,450 votes · 35.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PKIndian National Congress
23,263 votes · 10.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DDJharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha
9,152 votes · 3.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- DMAll India Forward Bloc
5,805 votes · 2.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AMIndependent
1,185 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SKSocialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
986 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SGAmra Bangalee
849 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AMIndependent
819 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- JMIndependent
787 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
241 · Joypur, Purulia
General2,54,082 registered voters · 10 candidates · 22,218 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Biswajit Mahato
BJP · Male · 1,04,668 votes (44.88%) · 22,218 ahead of Arjun Mahato
- 91.83%
- Turnout
- 2,33,331
- Votes cast
- 2,29,964
- Valid votes
- 3,239
- None of the above
- 1,21,702
- Women electors
1,19,718 men and 1,11,983 women voted in person, plus 1,630 postal ballots. 128 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 256.
- BJP1,04,668764 postal44.88%
- Arjun MahatoMale
AITC82,450437 postal35.36% 
INC23,263146 postal9.98%
JLKM9,15247 postal3.92%- AIFBLion5,80569 postal2.49%
- None of the aboveNOTA3,2391.39%
- INDBricks1,18516 postal0.51%
- SUCIBattery Torch9862 postal0.42%
- AMBBoat with man and sail8499 postal0.36%
- Animesh MahatoMaleINDBucket8191 postal0.35%
- Joyram MurmuMaleINDApple7875 postal0.34%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.