Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Bolpur

Somnath Chatterjee (CPM) won by 2,51,092 votes (31.8%).

Electors
10,22,735
Votes polled
8,03,382
Valid votes
Turnout
78.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 31.8% (median 7.6%). Back to West Bengal · 1998 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

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Candidates

Candidates · Bolpur 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Somnath ChatterjeeWinnerCPM4,70,64559.6%
2Gour Hari ChandraWBTC2,19,55327.8%
3Chattaraj SunitiINC1,00,09112.7%

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