| Bolpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 286 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Birbhum |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bolpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 201,049 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Bolpur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 286, Bolpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bolpur municipality, Ilambazar CD Block and Raipur Supur, Ruppur and Sattor gram panchayats of Bolpur Sriniketan CD Block.[1]
Bolpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Chandranath Sinha | 114,915 | 46.65 |  3.92
| |
| BJP | Dilip Kumar Ghosh | 101,727 | 41.30 |  0.41
| |
| ISF | Bapi Soren | 18,390 | 7.47 | ||
| INC | Rathin Sen | 2,411 | 0.98 | ||
| Janata Unnayan Party | Syed Sarwardi (Bapon) | ||||
| BSP | Samiran Das | ||||
| SUCI(C) | Samarjit Barman | ||||
| RAJSP | Mihir Kumar Banerjee | ||||
| Independent | Arun Das | ||||
| Independent | Saurav Mudi | ||||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | 3,554 | 1.44 | ||
| Majority | 13,188 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
Detailed Results at: https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S25286.htm
2021[edit | edit source]
In the 2021 elections, Chandranath Sinha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Dr. Anirban Ganguly of BJP.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Chandranath Sinha | 116,443 | 50.57 | −4.23 | |
| BJP | Dr. Anirban Ganguly | 94,163 | 40.89 | +31.43 | |
| RSP | Tapan Hore | 9,965 | 4.33 | −26.27 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,337 | 1.45 | −0.83 | |
| Paradise Party | Siddhartha Banerjee | 1,938 | 0.84 | ||
| BSP | Jiten Ray | 1,239 | 0.54 | −0.22 | |
| Rashtravadi Janata Party | Mihir Kumar Banerjee | 1,169 | 0.51 | ||
| BMP | Sona Murmu | 702 | 0.30 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Samarjit Barman | 678 | 0.29 | −0.11 | |
| Mulnibasi Party of India | Sk. Sirajul Hoque | 626 | 0.27 | -0.19 | |
| Turnout | 230,260 | 88.83 | +4.22 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
In the 2016 elections, Chandranath Sinha of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Tapan Hore of RSP.| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Chandranath Sinha | 113,258 | 54.80 | +4.29 | |
| RSP | Tapan Hore | 63,231 | 30.60 | −10.51 | |
| BJP | Dilip Ghosh | 19,553 | 9.46 | +5.85 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,712 | 2.28 | ||
| Independent | Mangal Mardi | 1,752 | 0.85 | ||
| BSP | Suresh Das | 1,573 | 0.76 | −0.43 | |
| Mulnibasi Party of India | Sekh Matiur Rahaman | 948 | 0.46 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Samarjit Barman | 832 | 0.40 | ||
| JD(S) | Md. Saddakkas | 802 | 0.39 | ||
| Turnout | 206,661 | 84.61 | −3.42 | ||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
In the 2011 elections, Chandranath Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated Tapan Hore of RSP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Chandranath Sinha | 89,394 | 50.51 | +16.03# | |
| RSP | Tapan Hore | 72,767 | 41.11 | −17.39 | |
| BJP | Dilip Ghosh | 6,381 | 3.61 | ||
| People’s Democratic Conference of India | Marjina Khatun | 3,291 | 1.86 | ||
| BSP | Samiran Das | 2,100 | 1.19 | ||
| JDP | Lakshmiram Kisku | 1,836 | 1.04 | ||
| JD(U) | Subrata Bhakat | 1,224 | 0.69 | ||
| Turnout | 176,993 | 88.03 | |||
| AITC gain from Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Swing | +33.42# | |||
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
1977-2006[edit | edit source]
In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Tapan Hore of RSP won the Bolpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Chittaranjan Rakshit of Trinamool Congress in 2006, Dr. Sushobhan Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Shibshankar Banerjee of Congress in 1996 and Dr. Sushobhan Banerjee of Congress in 1991. Tarapada Ghosh of RSP defeated Dr. Sushobhan Banerjee of Congress in 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In a by-election necessitated by the death of sitting MLA Jyotsna Kumar Gupta, Dr. Sushovan Banerjee of Congress won the seat in 1984. Jyotsna Kumar Gupta of RSP defeated Dr. Sushobhan Banerjee of Congress in 1982 and Gourhari Chandra of Congress in 1977.[5]
1951–1972[edit | edit source]
Harashankar Bhattacharya of CPI won in 1971. Prasanta Mukherjee of CPI(M) won in 1971. Panna Lal Dasgupta, Independent, won in 1969. R.K. Sinha, Independent, won in 1967. Radha Krishna Singha of RSP won in 1962. Amarendra Nath Sarkar of Congress won in 1957. Hanseswar Roy and Bhusan Hansdah, both of Congress, jointly won the Bolpur seat in 1951.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ↑ "Bolpur". Assembly Elections May 2011 Results. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Bolpur. Empowering India. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011" (PDF). Bolpur. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ↑ "284 - Bolpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections". General Election Results and Statistics. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.