Purulia Assembly Election Result LIVE: The counting of votes for the Purulia assembly constituency that went to the polls in the first phase of the West Bengal Election on March 27 is underway. The Vidhan Sabha seat is currently held by Sudip Kumar Mukherjee, a former Congress leader. This year, Mukherjee contested on the BJP ticket against Sujoy Banerjee of TMC. Purulia Vidhan Sabha seat is part of Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency). In the 2016 West Bengal elections, Congress candidate Sudip Mukherjee had defeated his nearest rival Jyotiprasad Singh Deo of All India Trinamool Congress. Mukherjee had bagged 44.58 percent of the total votes.
Follow our updates for the latest trends and round-wise updates from the counting center in Purulia.
15:54 PM: Sujoy Banerjee of TMC leading.
12:00 PM: Counting of votes underway.
08:00 AM: Counting of votes begins.