4 June 2024 07:12 PM IST
Pappu Yadav from Independent is currently in the lead with 26719 votes. On the other hand, Santosh Kumar from JD(U) is in second place, having secured 499046 votes.
4 June 2024 06:36 PM IST
A political showdown between JD(U) candidate Santosh Kumar and Independent candidate Pappu Yadav in Purnia is about to reach it's climax soon.
4 June 2024 06:15 PM IST
As the 10-hour mark approaches in the counting, Purnia's electoral destiny starts to take shape. Top spot goes to independent candidate Pappu Yadav, followed in second place by JD(U) candidate Santosh Kumar.
4 June 2024 05:43 PM IST
Independent candidate Pappu Yadav leads in the Purnia Lok Sabha Constituency against JD(U)'s Santosh Kumar.
4 June 2024 05:12 PM IST
In Purnia, the political battle is getting tough as 8804 votes dividing Independent candidate Pappu Yadav and Santosh Kumar of JD(U).
4 June 2024 04:41 PM IST
As we approach the 8-hour mark in the vote counting for Purnia, Santosh Kumar from JD(U) is now leading. Pappu Yadav, representing Independent, is lagging behind by 11463 votes
4 June 2024 04:36 PM IST
As the first few rounds of vote counting conclude in Purnia, Independent candidatePappu Yadav finds themselves in second place. They are lagging behind JD(U) candidate Santosh Kumar by a margin of 7988 votes.
4 June 2024 03:18 PM IST
Independent candidate Pappu Yadav is currently trailing in Purnia. After 8 hours of counting, the Independent candidate is trailing behind JD(U) candidate Santosh Kumar by a margin of 8441 votes.
4 June 2024 02:12 PM IST
JD(U)'s Santosh Kumar leads with 145235 votes. Independent candidate Pappu Yadav trailed by 8441 votes, having received 136794 votes. This margin could change as the count continues.
4 June 2024 01:39 PM IST
In Bihar's Purnia, initial trends show that JD(U) candidate Santosh Kumar is leading from the Purnia seat. Independent candidate Rajesh Alias Pappu Yadav is likely to secure 2nd place, and RJD candidate Bima Bharti is trailing.
4 June 2024 12:35 PM IST
4 June 2024 11:21 AM IST
The tallying of votes has started in Bihar's Purnia, Janata Dal (United)' s Santosh Kumar is in the lead with 32898 in the Purnia Lok Sabha Constituency, against Independent candidate Rajesh Alias Pappu Yadav with 30372 vote counts.
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4 June 2024 10:32 AM IST
According to the Election Commission of India, Independent candidate Rajesh Alias Pappu Yadav is on the lead against in the Purnia Lok Sabha Constituency, Janata Dal (United)'s Santosh Kumar, and RJD's Bima Bharti.
4 June 2024 09:42 AM IST
According to the Election Commission of India, in the Purnia Lok Sabha Constituency, Janata Dal (United)'s Santosh Kumar is in the lead, and Independent candidate Rajesh Alias Pappu Yadav secures second place.
4 June 2024 09:28 AM IST
The Purnia Lok Sabha is set for a triangular struggle. After local heavyweight Rajesh Ranjan, well known as Pappu Yadav, filed his nomination as an independent candidate against JD(U) national secretary Santosh Kumar Kushwaha and RJD's Bima Bharti.
4 June 2024 09:01 AM IST
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Purnia seat was won by JD(U) candidate Santosh Kumar, while Congress candidate Uday Singh Alias Pappu Singh had come in second place.
4 June 2024 08:46 AM IST
In 2014's General Elections, Purnia constituency was won by JD (U) candidate Santosh Kumar and BJP candidate Uday Singh Alias Pappu Singh was the runner-up.
4 June 2024 08:33 AM IST
The vote counting has begun for the Purnia Lok Sabha Constituency. The Independent candidate Pappu Yadav is leading from the Purnia seat. On the other hand, RJD's Bima Bharti is in the second position.
4 June 2024 08:21 AM IST
The Election Commission officials count the postal ballots at the beginning of the counting of votes. As a result, it frequently takes some time before the first trends emerge. Initial trends and eventual outcomes might occasionally be at odds with one another.
4 June 2024 08:05 AM IST
Get Set Go! The counting of votes in the Purnia Lok Sabha constituency begins at 8:00. On April 26, 2024, the Bihar seat had recorded a voter turnout of 63.08%.
Purnia, one of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, witnessed an intense triangular battle between Independent candidate Pappu Yadav, Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in phase 2 on April 26.
The constituency comprises six Legislative Assembly segments: Kasba, Banmankhi, Rupauli, Dhamdaha, Purnia, and Korha.
Janata Dal (United) has fielded two-time incumbent sitting MP Santosh Kumar from the seat as part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
While there was speculation that the INDIA bloc would field Pappu Yadav from Purnia after he joined the Congress recently, the seat went to RJD according to the seat agreement, and Bima Bharti was declared the candidate. After being denied a ticket from Purnia, Pappu decided to contest independently.
Pappu had represented Purnia three times between 1991 and 2004.
In the 2019 general elections at Purnia seat, Santosh Kumar got 6,32,924 votes on the JD(U) ticket, while Congress candidate Uday Singh, alias Pappu Singh, got 3,69,463 votes.
In Bihar, all 40 seats were contested across seven phases. In the 2019 elections, the BJP-led NDA dominated, winning 39 of the 40 seats, while Congress secured only one. The RJD did not win any seats.
The Modi-Nitish partnership under the NDA is likely to secure a victory in Bihar; however, compared to 2019, its seat share may decrease, as predicted by major exit polls on Saturday.
India Today's Axis My India exit poll shows that the BJP-led NDA will win 29-33 seats. INDIA alliance is expected to get 7-10 seats, while others will get 0-2 seats.
The counting will start at 8 a.m. on June 4. The preparation for the counting is currently underway in the districts where the centres have been established.
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