BOLPUR
Constituency no. 41 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called BOLPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
Chatterjee Somnath
CPM
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 11 of 14
Margin, 2004
3,10,305
40.30% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
AITCDr. Nirmal Kumar Maji
- Votes
- 1,94,531
- Vote share
- 25.26%
- Behind by
- 3,10,305
Electors
10,35,012
Total votes polled
7,70,059
Valid votes
7,70,059
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.4%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 7,70,059 valid votes
Chatterjee SomnathCPMwon
5,04,836
65.6%
Dr. Nirmal Kumar MajiAITC
1,94,531
25.3%
Dhananjoy GhoshINC
48,756
6.3%
Budhen SorenIND
9,860
1.3%
Bhabotosh MandalBSP
6,561
0.8%
Bijoy DoluiIND
5,515
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ASIT KUMAR MAL | AITC | 8,55,633 | 55.98% | PIYA SAHA | 3,27,253 |
| 2019 | ASIT KUMAR MAL | AITC | 6,99,171 | 47.85% | DAS RAMPRASAD | 1,06,402 |
| 2014 | ANUPAM HAZRA | AITC | 6,30,693 | 48.34% | DOME RAMCHANDRA | 2,36,112 |
| 2009 | DOCTOR RAM CHANDRA DOME | CPM | 5,38,383 | 49.91% | ASIT KUMAR MAL | 1,26,882 |
| 2004 | Chatterjee Somnath | CPM | 5,04,836 | 65.56% | Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji | 3,10,305 |
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 constituency in 2024?
ASIT KUMAR MAL (AITC) won BOLPUR in 2024, by a margin of 3,27,253 votes.
Which party has won BOLPUR the most times?
CPM, with 11 of the 14 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has BOLPUR gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won BOLPUR the most times?
SARADISH ROY, with 4 wins between 1971 and 1984.
