Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Bolpur

Somnath Chatterjee (CPM) won by 1,86,389 votes (23.8%).

Electors
10,37,427
Votes polled
7,92,871
Valid votes
Turnout
76.4%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1999 national median: 23.8% (median 7.9%). Back to West Bengal · 1999 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 1999
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Somnath ChatterjeeWinnerCPM4,64,19959.4%
2Suniti ChattarajAITC2,77,81035.5%
3Dr. Susil BanerjeeINC37,0934.7%
4NazmaJP2,8520.4%

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