Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Bolpur

Somnath Chatterjee (CPM) won by 1,63,593 votes (23.4%).

Electors
8,97,907
Votes polled
7,11,128
Valid votes
Turnout
79.2%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1989 national median: 23.4% (median 12.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1989 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
21.7%(+14.4%)
Turnout
83.1%(+4.7%)
NOTA
1.4%
Top-2 squeeze
91.9%

Winning margin over time · Bolpur

1971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202440%

Candidates

Candidates · Bolpur 1989
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Somnath ChatterjeeWinnerCPM4,21,48360.4%
2Sachinandan SauINC2,57,89037.0%
3Madeswar HossainIND8,1641.2%
4Mahonmbd Saddu KasJNP (JP)5,0450.7%
5Rabindranath GhoshIND2,5870.4%
6Abu Taher MirzaIND1,4370.2%
7Sanat Kumar DattaIND1,0270.1%

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