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, 2016
CHANDRANATH SINHA
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2016
50,027
24.21% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
RSPTAPAN HORE
- Votes
- 63,231
- Vote share
- 30.60%
- Behind by
- 50,027
Electors
2,44,288
Total votes polled
2,06,661
Valid votes
2,06,661
NOTA votes
4,712
2.28% of votes polled
Turnout
84.6%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 2,06,661 valid votes
CHANDRANATH SINHAAITCwon
1,13,258
54.8%
TAPAN HORERSP
63,231
30.6%
DILIP GHOSHBJP
19,553
9.5%
MANGAL MARDIIND
1,752
0.8%
DAS SURESHBSP
1,573
0.8%
SEKH MATIUR RAHAMANMPOI
948
0.5%
SAMARJIT BARMANSUCI
832
0.4%
MD SADDAKKASJD(S)
802
0.4%
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.
