BOLPUR
Assembly seat no. 286 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BOLPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2001
TAPAN HORE
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2001
15,433
12.72% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AITCDR. SUSHOVAN BANERJEE
- Votes
- 49,202
- Vote share
- 40.55%
- Behind by
- 15,433
Electors
1,54,961
Total votes polled
1,21,336
Valid votes
1,21,336
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.3%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,21,336 valid votes
TAPAN HORERSPwon
64,635
53.3%
DR. SUSHOVAN BANERJEEAITC
49,202
40.5%
DILIP KUMAR JHABJP
3,813
3.1%
SAILEN KUMAR MISRAIND
2,570
2.1%
KHODADAD MONDALJP
1,116
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chandranath Sinha | AITC | 1,14,915 | 46.65% | Dilip Ghosh | 13,188 |
| 2021 | SINHA CHANDRANATH | AITC | 1,16,443 | 50.57% | ANIRBAN GANGULY | 22,280 |
| 2016 | CHANDRANATH SINHA | AITC | 1,13,258 | 54.80% | TAPAN HORE | 50,027 |
| 2011 | CHANDRA NATH SINHA | AITC | 89,394 | 50.51% | TAPAN HORE | 16,627 |
| 2006 | TAPAN HORE | RSP | 73,493 | 58.50% | RAKSHIT CHITTA RANJAN | 42,866 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BOLPUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Chandranath Sinha (AITC) won BOLPUR in 2026, by a margin of 13,188 votes.
Which party has won BOLPUR the most times?
RSP, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BOLPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won BOLPUR the most times?
TAPAN HORE, with 4 wins between 1991 and 2006.
