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, 2006
TAPAN HORE
RSP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2006
42,866
34.12% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
AITCRAKSHIT CHITTA RANJAN
- Votes
- 30,627
- Vote share
- 24.38%
- Behind by
- 42,866
Electors
1,52,161
Total votes polled
1,25,631
Valid votes
1,25,631
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.6%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 1,25,631 valid votes
TAPAN HORERSPwon
73,493
58.5%
RAKSHIT CHITTA RANJANAITC
30,627
24.4%
ABDUR RAHIM CHOWDHURYINC
12,686
10.1%
JATI SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY (GOUTAM)IND
3,662
2.9%
PURNIMA DASBSP
1,855
1.5%
PINAKI RANJAN BHARATIIND
1,190
0.9%
MD. SADDAKKASJD(S)
1,083
0.9%
ARABINDA GHOSHIND
1,035
0.8%
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.
