Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bolpur in West Bengal. Results of elections held in the constituency were as follows:
| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1977 [1] | 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) | NiharDutta | 44.53 | INC |
| 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 | Ind |
| 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 |
[edit] Assembly segments
In 2001, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments [2]:
[edit] References
- ^ Partywise comparison since 1977 Lok Sabha elections. 41 - Bolpur Parliamentary Constituency. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies. West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
