# Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency

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.

## Assembly segments

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:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 271 | Ketugram | Purba Bardhaman | Sheikh Shahnawaz | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 272 | Mangalkot | Purba Bardhaman | Apurba Chowdhury | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 273 | Ausgram (SC) | Purba Bardhaman | Abhedananda Thander | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 286 | Bolpur | Birbhum | Chandranath Sinha | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 287 | Nanoor (SC) | Birbhum | Bidhan Chandra Majhi | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 288 | Labpur | Birbhum | Abhijit Sinha | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
| 290 | Mayureswar | Birbhum | Abhijit Roy | Trinamool Congress | Trinamool Congress |
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

| Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
| 1967 | A.K.Chanda | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Saradish Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | Saradish Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1980 | Saradish Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1984 | Saradish Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1985^ | Somnath Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1989 | Somnath Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Somnath Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Somnath Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1998 | Somnath Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1999 | Somnath Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2004 | Somnath Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2009 | Dr. Ram Chandra Dome | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2014 | Anupam Hazra | Trinamool Congress |
| 2019 | Asit Kumar Mal | Trinamool Congress |
| 2024 | Asit Kumar Mal | Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### General election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Asit Kumar Mal | 855,633 | 55.98 | 8.13 |
| | BJP | Piya Saha | 528,380 | 34.57 | 6.00 |
| | CPI(M) | Shyamali Pradhan | 99,383 | 6.50 | 0.21 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 21,722 | 1.42 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,27,253 | 21.41 | 14.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,528,470 | 82.66 | 3.08 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Asit Kumar Mal | 699,172 | 47.85 | −0.48 |
| | BJP | Ram Prasad Das | 592,769 | 40.57 | +25.44 |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Ram Chandra Dome | 91,964 | 6.29 | −23.95 |
| | INC | Abhijit Saha | 30,112 | 2.06 | −1.53 |
| | RJVP | Simanta Mondal | 17,013 | 1.16 | +1.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,06,403 | 7.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,61,929 | 85.74 | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Anupam Hazra | 6,30,693 | 48.33 | N/A |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Ram Chandra Dome | 3,94,584 | 30.24 | −19.66 |
| | BJP | Kamini Mohan Sarkar | 1,97,474 | 15.13 | +8.64 |
| | INC | Tapan Kumar Saha | 46,953 | 3.59 | −34.55 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 17,322 | 1.32 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,36,109 | 18.09 | +6.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,04,756 | 84.81 | +2.32 |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | +38.50 | |

### General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Dr. Ram Chandra Dome | 508,383 | 49.90 |
| | INC | Asit Kumar Mal | 411,501 | 38.14 |
| | BJP | Arjun Saha | 70,084 | 6.49 |
| | AUDF | Adara Bauri | 21,325 | 1.97 |
| | IND | Professor Bijay Dalui | 14,581 | 1.35 |
| | IND | Nihar Hazra | 11,798 | 1.09 |
| | BSP | Vidyasagar Mete | 11,139 | 1.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96,882 | 11.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,78,811 | 82.49 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General elections 2004

General Election, 2004: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Somnath Chatterjee | 504,836 | 65.80 |
| | AITC | Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji | 194,531 | 25.30 |
| | INC | Dhananjoy Saha | 48,756 | 6.49 |
| | Independent | Budhen Soren | 9,860 | 1.30 |
| | Independent | Bhabotosh Mandal | 6,561 | 0.09 |
| | Independent | Bijoy Dolui | 5,515 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310,305 | 40.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,67,695 | 74.2 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1999

General Election, 1999: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Somnath Chatterjee | 464,199 | 59.36 |
| | AITC | Suniti Chattaraj | 277,810 | 35.53 |
| | INC | Dr. Sushil Banerjee | 37,093 | 4.74 |
| | JP | Nazma | 2,852 | 0.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186,389 | 23.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,81,954 | 76.43 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1998

General Election, 1998: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Somnath Chatterjee | 470,645 | 59.55 |
| | AITC | Gour Hari Chanda | 219,553 | 27.78 |
| | INC | Suniti Chattaraj | 110,091 | 12.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251,092 | 31.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,81,954 | 78.55 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General election 1996

General Election, 1996: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Somnath Chatterjee | 471,549 | 58.80 |
| | INC | Sunil Das | 217,903 | 27.20 |
| | BJP | Tara Prosanna Sinha | 76,548 | 9.50 |
| | Independent | Modassar Hossain | 8,670 | 1.10 |
| | Independent | Md. Sadakas | 1,987 | 0.20 |
| | Independent | Maharaj Mistry | 1,482 | 0.20 |
| | Independent | Abu Taher Mirza | 669 | 0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253,646 | 31.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,02,298 | 82.1 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General election 1991

General Election, 1991: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Somnath Chatterjee | 394,496 | 55.30 |
| | INC | Jivan Mukhopadhyay | 167,872 | 23.50 |
| | BJP | Tara Prosanna Sinha | 117,394 | 16.40 |
| | Independent | Aloke Mukherjee | 7,577 | 1.10 |
| | BSP | Sailendranath Majumder | 2,654 | 0.40 |
| | Jharkhand Party | Shyamali Ghosh | 2,392 | 0.30 |
| | Independent | Sunil Kumar Mitra | 2,149 | 0.10 |
| | Doordarshi Party | Maharaj Mistry | 920 | 0.10 |
| | Independent | Manohar Murmu | 615 | 0.10 |
| | Independent | Abu taher Mirza | 428 | 0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226,624 | 31.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,13,844 | 77.2 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General election 1989

General Election, 1989: Bolpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Somnath Chatterjee | 421,483 | 59.30 |
| | INC | Sachindranath Sahu | 257,890 | 36.30 |
| | Independent | Modassar Hossain | 8,164 | 1.10 |
| | JP(S) | Mahonmbd Saddu Kas | 5,045 | 0.70 |
| | Independent | Rabindranath Ghosh | 2,587 | 0.40 |
| | Independent | Abu Taher Mirza | 1,437 | 0.20 |
| | Independent | Sanat Kumar Datta | 1,027 | 0.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163,593 | 23.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,11,128 | 79.2 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 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.
Indian Parliamentary bye election, 1985: Bolpur constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Somnath Chatterjee | 339,078 | | |
| | INC | Siddhartha Shankar Ray | 240,079 | | |
| | Independent | K.K Roy | 10,087 | | |
| | Independent | M.Hossain | 4,182 | | |
| | Independent | N.C.Mandal | 2,245 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98,999 | 7.92 | +6.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,95,671 | 62.82 | −14.07 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1980 Election

* Saradish Roy CPI(M) : 264,798 votes
* Pranab mukherjee (Cong-Indira) : 196,169

### 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 |