Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency is in West Bengal, in India. While four assembly segments of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Birbhum district, three are in Bardhaman district. The seat was a free seat till 2004, but was declared reserved for scheduled castes from 2009 general elections.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal – 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur
As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 41 Bolpur, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following assembly segments:
- Ketugram (assembly constituency no. 271)
- Mangalkot (assembly constituency no. 272)
- Ausgram (SC) (assembly constituency no. 273)
- Bolpur (assembly constituency no. 286)
- Nanoor (SC) (assembly constituency no. 287)
- Labpur (assembly constituency no. 288)
- Mayureswar (assembly constituency no. 290)
Prior to delimitation, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Ausgram (SC) (assembly constituency no. 267), Mangalkot (assembly constituency no. 281), Nanoor (SC) (assembly constituency no. 283), Bolpur (assembly constituency no. 284), Labpur (assembly constituency no. 285), Dubrajpur (assembly constituency no. 286) and Mayureswar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 290)
Members of Lok Sabha
| Lok Sabha |
Duration |
Constituency |
Name of M.P. |
Party Affiliation |
| Fourth |
1967-71 |
Bolpur |
A.K.Chanda |
Indian National Congress |
| Fifth |
1971-77 |
|
Saradish Roy |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) |
| Sixth |
1977-80 |
|
Saradish Roy |
CPM |
| Seventh |
1980-84 |
|
Saradish Roy |
CPM |
| Eighth |
1984-85 |
|
Saradish Roy (Died in 1985) |
CPM |
| Bye Election, 1985 |
1985-89 |
|
Somnath Chatterjee |
CPM |
| Ninth |
1989-91 |
|
Somnath Chatterjee |
CPM |
| Tenth |
1991-96 |
|
Somnath Chatterjee |
CPM (Communist Party of India – Marxist) |
| Eleventh |
1996-98 |
|
Somnath Chatterjee |
CPM |
| Twelfth |
1998-99 |
|
Somnath Chatterjee |
CPM |
| Thirteenth |
1999-04 |
|
Somnath Chatterjee |
CPM |
| Fourteenth |
2004-09 |
|
Somnath Chatterjee |
CPM |
| Fifteenth |
2009-14 |
|
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
CPM |
| Sixteenth |
2014-19 |
|
Anupam Hazra |
All India Trinamool Congress |
| Seventeenth |
2019-incumbent |
|
Asit Kumar Mal |
All India Trinamool Congress |
Election results
General election 2019
2019 Indian general election: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
AITC |
Asit Kumar Mal |
6,99,172 |
47.85 |
-0.48 |
|
BJP |
Ram Prasad Das |
5,92,769 |
40.57 |
+25.44 |
|
CPI (M) |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
91,964 |
6.29 |
-23.95 |
|
INC |
Abhijit Saha |
30,112 |
2.06 |
-1.53 |
| Majority |
1,06,403 |
7.28 |
|
| Turnout |
14,61,929 |
85.74 |
|
|
AITC hold |
Swing |
|
|
e • d 2019 Indian general election
West Bengal summary
| Party |
Seats won |
Seat change |
Vote percentage |
Vote change % |
|
AITC |
22 |
 12 |
43.00 |
 4 |
|
BJP |
18 |
16 |
40.00 |
23 |
|
INC |
2 |
2 |
6.29 |
4 |
|
Left |
0 |
2 |
7.57 |
24 |
Source: Election Results 2019
General election 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
AITC |
Anupam Hazra |
630,693 |
48.33 |
N/A |
|
CPI (M) |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
394,584 |
30.24 |
-19.66 |
|
BJP |
Kamini Mohan Sarkar |
197,474 |
15.13 |
+8.64 |
|
INC |
Tapan Kumar Saha |
46,953 |
3.59 |
-34.55 |
|
JDP |
Sanjib Malik |
6,371 |
0.48 |
N/A |
|
BSP |
Samiran Das |
5,952 |
0.45 |
-0.58 |
|
SUCI(C) |
Bijoy Dolui |
5,410 |
0.41 |
N/A |
|
NOTA |
None of the above |
17,322 |
1.32 |
N/A |
| Majority |
236,109 |
18.09 |
+6.33 |
| Turnout |
1,304,756 |
84.81 |
+2.32 |
|
AITC gain from CPI (M) |
Swing |
+38.50 |
|
e • d 2014 Indian general election
West Bengal summary
| Party |
Seats won |
Seat change |
Vote percentage |
| Trinamool Congress |
34 |
15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
2 |
7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India |
0 |
2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party |
0 |
2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc |
0 |
2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress |
4 |
2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |
2 |
1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |
0 |
1 |
0.7 |
Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 – State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha – Party wise seats won and votes polled
General elections 2009
General Election, 2009: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Dr. Ram Chandra Dome |
504,383 |
49.90 |
|
|
INC |
Asit Kumar Mal |
411,501 |
38.14 |
|
|
BJP |
Arjun Saha |
70,084 |
6.49 |
|
|
AUDF |
Adara Bauri |
21,325 |
1.97 |
|
|
Independent |
Professor Bijay Dalui |
14,581 |
1.35 |
|
|
Independent |
Nihar Hazra |
11,798 |
1.09 |
|
|
BSP |
Vidyasagar Mete |
11,139 |
1.03 |
|
| Majority |
92,882 |
11.76 |
|
| Turnout |
1,078,811 |
82.49 |
|
|
CPI (M) hold |
Swing |
|
|
General elections 2004
General Election, 2004: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Somnath Chatterjee |
504,836 |
65.80 |
|
|
AITC |
Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji |
194,531 |
25.30 |
|
|
INC |
Dhananjoy Saha |
48,756 |
6.49 |
|
|
Independent |
Budhen Soren |
9,860 |
1.30 |
|
|
Independent |
Bhabotosh Mandal |
6,561 |
0.09 |
|
|
Independent |
Bijoy Dolui |
5,515 |
0.07 |
|
| Majority |
310,305 |
40.40 |
|
| Turnout |
7,67,695 |
74.2 |
|
|
CPI (M) hold |
Swing |
|
|
General elections 1999
General Election, 1999: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Somnath Chatterjee |
464,199 |
59.36 |
|
|
AITC |
Suniti Chattaraj |
277,810 |
35.53 |
|
|
INC |
Dr. Sushil Banerjee |
37,093 |
4.74 |
|
|
JP |
Nazma |
2,852 |
0.36 |
|
| Majority |
186,389 |
23.50 |
|
| Turnout |
7,81,954 |
76.43 |
|
|
CPI (M) hold |
Swing |
|
|
General elections 1998
General Election, 1998: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Somnath Chatterjee |
470,645 |
59.55 |
|
|
AITC |
Gour Hari Chanda |
219,553 |
27.78 |
|
|
INC |
Suniti Chattaraj |
110,091 |
12.67 |
|
| Majority |
251,092 |
31.30 |
|
| Turnout |
7,81,954 |
78.55 |
|
|
CPI (M) hold |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1996
General Election, 1996: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Somnath Chatterjee |
471,549 |
58.80 |
|
|
INC |
Sunil Das |
217,903 |
27.20 |
|
|
BJP |
Tara Prosanna Sinha |
76,548 |
9.50 |
|
|
Independent |
Modassar Hossain |
8,670 |
1.10 |
|
|
Independent |
Md. Sadakas |
1,987 |
0.20 |
|
|
Independent |
Maharaj Mistry |
1,482 |
0.20 |
|
|
Independent |
Abu Taher Mirza |
669 |
0.10 |
|
| Majority |
253,646 |
31.6 |
|
| Turnout |
8,02,298 |
82.1 |
|
|
CPI (M) hold |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1991
General Election, 1991: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Somnath Chatterjee |
394,496 |
55.30 |
|
|
INC |
Jivan Mukhopadhyay |
167,872 |
23.50 |
|
|
BJP |
Tara Prosanna Sinha |
117,394 |
16.40 |
|
|
Independent |
Aloke Mukherjee |
7,577 |
1.10 |
|
|
BSP |
Sailendranath Majumder |
2,654 |
0.40 |
|
|
Jharkhand Party |
Shyamali Ghosh |
2,392 |
0.30 |
|
|
Independent |
Sunil Kumar Mitra |
2,149 |
0.10 |
|
|
Doordarshi Party |
Maharaj Mistry |
920 |
0.10 |
|
|
Independent |
Manohar Murmu |
615 |
0.10 |
|
|
Independent |
Abu taher Mirza |
428 |
0.10 |
|
| Majority |
226,624 |
31.7 |
|
| Turnout |
7,13,844 |
77.2 |
|
|
CPI (M) hold |
Swing |
|
|
General election 1989
General Election, 1989: Bolpur
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Somnath Chatterjee |
421,483 |
59.30 |
|
|
INC |
Sachindranath Sahu |
257,890 |
36.30 |
|
|
Independent |
Modassar Hossain |
8,164 |
1.10 |
|
|
JP(S) |
Mahonmbd Saddu Kas |
5,045 |
0.70 |
|
|
Independent |
Rabindranath Ghosh |
2,587 |
0.40 |
|
|
Independent |
Abu Taher Mirza |
1,437 |
0.20 |
|
|
Independent |
Sanat Kumar Datta |
1,027 |
0.10 |
|
| Majority |
163,593 |
23.0 |
|
| Turnout |
7,11,128 |
79.2 |
|
|
CPI (M) hold |
Swing |
|
|
1984 Election
- Saradish Roy CPI(M) : 317,749 votes
- Nihar Dutta (Congress) : 256,818
By-election 1985
A by-election was held in this constituency in 1985 which was necessitated by the Sudden Death of sitting CPIM-MP Dr. Saradish Roy. In the by-election, Somnath Chatterjee of CPIM defeated his nearest rival Siddhartha Shankar Ray of Congress by 98,999 votes.
Indian Parliamentary bye election, 1985: Bolpur constituency
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Somnath Chatterjee |
339,078 |
|
|
|
INC |
Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
240,079 |
|
|
|
Independent |
K.K Roy |
10,087 |
|
|
|
Independent |
M.Hossain |
4,182 |
|
|
|
Independent |
N.C.Mandal |
2,245 |
|
|
| Majority |
98,999 |
7.92 |
+6.12 |
| Turnout |
5,95,671 |
62.82 |
-14.07 |
|
CPI (M) hold |
Swing |
|
|
1980 Election
- Saradish Roy CPI(M) : 264,798 votes
- Pranab mukherjee (Cong-Indira) : 196,169
General elections 1967-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year |
Voters |
Voter Turnout |
Winner |
|
|
Runners up |
|
|
|
|
%age |
Candidate |
%age |
Party |
Candidate |
%age |
Party |
| 1967 |
259,965 |
53.75 |
A.K.Chanda |
52.73 |
Congress |
Saradish Roy |
47.27 |
CPI(M) |
| 1971 |
270,782 |
52.77 |
Saradish Roy |
45.39 |
CPI(M) |
Phulrenu Guha |
31.01 |
Congress |
| 1977 |
255,130 |
48.36 |
Saradish Roy |
50.19 |
CPI(M) |
Durga Banerjee |
36.20 |
CPI |
| 1980 |
493,810 |
74.04 |
Saradish Roy |
54.97 |
CPI(M) |
Pranab Mukherjee |
40.72 |
INC(I) |
| 1984 |
589,190 |
78.26 |
Saradish Roy |
55.09 |
CPI(M) |
Nihar Dutta |
44.53 |
INC |
| Bye Polls 1985 |
|
|
Somnath Chatterjee |
|
CPI(M) |
Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
|
CPI(M)<http://www.indiavotes.com/pc/byeDetail/279> |
| 1989 |
711,130 |
79.20 |
Somnath Chatterjee |
60.42 |
CPI(M) |
Sachidanandan Sau |
36.97 |
INC |
| 1991 |
713,840 |
77.17 |
Somnath Chatterjee |
56.64 |
CPI(M) |
Jivan Mukhopadhyay |
24.10 |
Independent |
| 1996 |
802,300 |
82.10 |
Somnath Chatterjee |
60.55 |
CPI(M) |
Sunil Das |
27.98 |
INC |
| 1998 |
803,380 |
78.55 |
Somnath Chatterjee |
59.55 |
CPI(M) |
Gour Hari Chandra |
27.78 |
WBTC |
| 1999 |
792.87 |
76.43 |
Somnath Chatterjee |
59.36 |
CPI(M) |
Suniti Chattaraj |
35.53 |
AITC |
| 2004 |
770.12 |
74.41 |
Somnath Chatterjee |
65.56 |
CPI(M) |
Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji |
25.26 |
AITC |
