Career
Purnima was born on 25 November 1960 in Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh). Purnima was educated at Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. She was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha in 1996.
Purnima has been involved in social service, welfare of women, child and youth development and women & child education.
She spends her time reading books and participating in social programmes along with working on the development work in the constituency and participation in political activities.