Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency

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Bolpur
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Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
Assembly constituencies Ausgram
Bolpur
Ketugram
Labpur
Mayureswar
Mangalkot
Nanoor
Established1967
Total electors18,39,234
Reservation SC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Trinamool Congress
Elected year 2024

Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency is in West Bengal, in India. While four assembly segments of No. 41 Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency are in Birbhum district, three are in Purba Bardhaman district. The seat was a free seat till 2004, but was declared reserved for scheduled castes from 2009 general elections.

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Vidhan Sabha segments

Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur Westbengalen Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg
Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 41 Bolpur, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following assembly segments: [1]

Constituency numberNameDistrictParty
(as of 2021)
271 Ketugram Purba Bardhaman TMC
272 Mangalkot TMC
273 Ausgram (SC) TMC
286 Bolpur Birbhum TMC
287 Nanoor (SC) TMC
288 Labpur TMC
290 Mayureswar TMC

Prior to delimitation, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments: [2] Ausgram (SC) (assembly constituency no. 267), Mangalkot (assembly constituency no. 281), Nanoor (SC) (assembly constituency no. 283), Bolpur (assembly constituency no. 284), Labpur (assembly constituency no. 285), Dubrajpur (assembly constituency no. 286) and Mayureswar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 290)

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Fourth 1967-71Bolpur A.K.Chanda Indian National Congress [3]
Fifth 1971-77 Saradish Roy Communist Party of India (Marxist) [4] [5]
Sixth 1977-80
Seventh 1980-84
Eighth 1984-85
Bye Election, 1985 1985-89 Somnath Chatterjee
Ninth 1989-91
Tenth 1991-96
Eleventh 1996-98
Twelfth 1998-99
Thirteenth 1999-04
Fourteenth 2004-09
Fifteenth 2009-14 Dr. Ram Chandra Dome
Sixteenth 2014-19 Anupam Hazra Trinamool Congress
Seventeenth 2019-2024 Asit Kumar Mal
Seventeenth 2024-Incumbent

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Bolpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Asit Kumar Mal 855,633 55.98 Increase2.svg8.13
BJP Piya Saha528,38034.57Decrease2.svg6.00
CPI(M) Shyamali Pradhan 99,3836.50Increase2.svg0.21
NOTA None of the above 21,7221.42N/A
Majority3,27,25321.41Increase2.svg14.13
Turnout 1,528,47082.66Decrease2.svg3.08
AITC hold Swing

General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Bolpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Asit Kumar Mal 699,172 47.85 −0.48
BJP Ram Prasad Das592,76940.57+25.44
CPI(M) Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 91,9646.29−23.95
INC Abhijit Saha30,1122.06−1.53
RJVPSimanta Mondal17,0131.16+1.16
Majority1,06,4037.28
Turnout 14,61,92985.74
AITC hold Swing

General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bolpur [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AITC Anupam Hazra 6,30,69348.33N/A
CPI(M) Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 3,94,58430.24−19.66
BJP Kamini Mohan Sarkar1,97,47415.13+8.64
INC Tapan Kumar Saha46,9533.59−34.55
NOTA None of the above17,3221.32N/A
Majority2,36,10918.09+6.33
Turnout 13,04,75684.81+2.32
AITC gain from CPI(M) Swing +38.50

General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bolpur [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 508,38349.90
INC Asit Kumar Mal411,50138.14
BJP Arjun Saha70,0846.49
AUDF Adara Bauri21,3251.97
IND Professor Bijay Dalui14,5811.35
IND Nihar Hazra11,7981.09
BSP Vidyasagar Mete11,1391.03
Majority96,88211.76
Turnout 10,78,81182.49
CPI(M) hold Swing

General elections 2004

General Election, 2004: Bolpur [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Somnath Chatterjee 504,83665.80
AITC Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji194,53125.30
INC Dhananjoy Saha48,7566.49
Independent Budhen Soren9,8601.30
Independent Bhabotosh Mandal6,5610.09
Independent Bijoy Dolui5,5150.07
Majority310,30540.40
Turnout 7,67,69574.2
CPI(M) hold Swing

General elections 1999

General Election, 1999: Bolpur [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Somnath Chatterjee 464,19959.36
AITC Suniti Chattaraj277,81035.53
INC Dr. Sushil Banerjee37,0934.74
JP Nazma2,8520.36
Majority186,38923.50
Turnout 7,81,95476.43
CPI(M) hold Swing

General elections 1998

General Election, 1998: Bolpur [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Somnath Chatterjee 470,64559.55
AITC Gour Hari Chanda219,55327.78
INC Suniti Chattaraj110,09112.67
Majority251,09231.30
Turnout 7,81,95478.55
CPI(M) hold Swing

General election 1996

General Election, 1996: Bolpur [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Somnath Chatterjee 471,54958.80
INC Sunil Das217,90327.20
BJP Tara Prosanna Sinha76,5489.50
Independent Modassar Hossain8,6701.10
Independent Md. Sadakas1,9870.20
Independent Maharaj Mistry1,4820.20
Independent Abu Taher Mirza6690.10
Majority253,64631.6
Turnout 8,02,29882.1
CPI(M) hold Swing

General election 1991

General Election, 1991: Bolpur [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Somnath Chatterjee 394,49655.30
INC Jivan Mukhopadhyay167,87223.50
BJP Tara Prosanna Sinha117,39416.40
Independent Aloke Mukherjee7,5771.10
BSP Sailendranath Majumder2,6540.40
Jharkhand PartyShyamali Ghosh2,3920.30
Independent Sunil Kumar Mitra2,1490.10
Doordarshi PartyMaharaj Mistry9200.10
Independent Manohar Murmu6150.10
Independent Abu taher Mirza4280.10
Majority226,62431.7
Turnout 7,13,84477.2
CPI(M) hold Swing

General election 1989

General Election, 1989: Bolpur [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Somnath Chatterjee 421,48359.30
INC Sachindranath Sahu257,89036.30
Independent Modassar Hossain8,1641.10
JP(S) Mahonmbd Saddu Kas5,0450.70
Independent Rabindranath Ghosh2,5870.40
IndependentAbu Taher Mirza1,4370.20
Independent Sanat Kumar Datta1,0270.10
Majority163,59323.0
Turnout 7,11,12879.2
CPI(M) hold Swing

1984 Election

By-election 1985

A by-election was held in this constituency in 1985 which was necessitated by the Sudden Death of sitting CPIM-MP Dr. Saradish Roy. In the by-election, Somnath Chatterjee of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Siddhartha Shankar Ray of Congress by 98,999 votes.

Indian Parliamentary bye election, 1985: Bolpur constituency
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Somnath Chatterjee 339,078
INC Siddhartha Shankar Ray 240,079
Independent K.K Roy10,087
Independent M.Hossain4,182
Independent N.C.Mandal2,245
Majority98,9997.92+6.12
Turnout 5,95,67162.82−14.07
CPI(M) hold Swing

1980 Election

General elections 1967-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

YearVotersVoter TurnoutWinnerRunners up
%ageCandidate%agePartyCandidate%ageParty
1967259,96553.75A.K.Chanda52.73 Congress Saradish Roy47.27 CPI(M) [3]
1971270,78252.77Saradish Roy45.39CPI(M)Phulrenu Guha31.01Congress [4]
1977255,13048.36Saradish Roy50.19CPI(M)Durga Banerjee36.20 CPI [15]
1980493,81074.04Saradish Roy54.97CPI(M) Pranab Mukherjee 40.72INC(I) [16]
1984589,19078.26Saradish Roy55.09CPI(M)Nihar Dutta44.53INC [17]
Bye Polls 1985 Somnath Chatterjee CPI(M) Siddhartha Shankar Ray CPI(M)<http://www.indiavotes.com/pc/byeDetail/279>
1989711,13079.20 Somnath Chatterjee 60.42CPI(M)Sachidanandan Sau36.97INC [13]
1991713,84077.17Somnath Chatterjee56.64CPI(M)Jivan Mukhopadhyay24.10Independent [12]
1996802,30082.10Somnath Chatterjee60.55CPI(M)Sunil Das27.98INC [11]
1998803,38078.55Somnath Chatterjee59.55CPI(M)Gour Hari Chandra27.78WBTC [10]
1999792.8776.43Somnath Chatterjee59.36CPI(M)Suniti Chattaraj35.53 AITC [9]
2004770.1274.41Somnath Chatterjee65.56CPI(M)Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji25.26AITC [8]

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