Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Bolpur

Somnath Chatterjee (CPM) won by 2,53,646 votes (32.6%).

Electors
9,77,226
Votes polled
8,02,298
Valid votes
Turnout
82.1%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 32.6% (median 9.4%). Back to West Bengal · 1996 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 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Somnath ChatterjeeWinnerCPM4,71,54960.5%
2Sunil DasINC2,17,90328.0%
3Tara Prosanna SinhaBJP76,5489.8%
4Modaswar HossainIND8,6701.1%
5Md. SadakasIND1,9870.3%
6Maharaj MistryIND1,4820.2%
7Abu Taher MirzaIND6690.1%

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