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
Purba 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:
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 Parliament
Election results
General election 2024
General election 2019
General election 2014
General elections 2009
General elections 2004
General elections 1999
General elections 1998
General election 1996
General election 1991
General election 1989
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.
1980 Election
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
See also
References
^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF) . Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies . Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009 .
^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF) . Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 October 2010 .
^ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "Bolpur Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency" .
^ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2016 .
^ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014 .
^ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "Bolpur Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency" .
^ "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
^ "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF) . West Bengal . Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 .
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