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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Bolpur
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Bolpur.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Bolpur Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Chandranath Sinha]]
| party = [[Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Birbhum district|Birbhum]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bolpur]]
| constituency_no = 286
| established = 1951
| electors = 201,049
| reservation = None
| abolished =
}}

'''Bolpur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Birbhum district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 286, Bolpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Bolpur]] municipality, [[Ilambazar (community development block)|Ilambazar]] [[Community Development Block in India|CD Block]] and [[Raipur, Birbhum|Raipur Supur]], Ruppur and Sattor [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Bolpur Sriniketan]] CD Block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 |access-date=2010-09-26 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130255/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=2010-09-18 }}</ref>

Bolpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 41 [[Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=delimitation/>

==Election results==

===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Bolpur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Chandranath Sinha]]
|party = Trinamool Congress
|votes = {{formatnum:114915}}
|percentage = 46.65
|change = {{decrease}}3.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Dilip Kumar Ghosh
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = {{formatnum:101727}}
|percentage = 41.30
|change = {{increase}}0.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bapi Soren
|party = Indian Secular Front
|votes = {{formatnum:18390}}
|percentage = 7.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rathin Sen
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = {{formatnum:2411}}
|percentage = 0.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Syed Sarwardi (Bapon)
|party = Janata Unnayan Party
|votes = {{formatnum:}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Samiran Das
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Samarjit Barman
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
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{{Election box candidate |
|candidate = Mihir Kumar Banerjee
|party = RAJSP
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Arun Das
|party = Independent
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Saurav Mudi
|party = Independent
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|party = None of the above (India)
|votes = {{formatnum:3554}}
|percentage = 1.44
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = {{formatnum:13188}}
|percentage =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Trinamool Congress
|loser =
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{{Election box end}}

Detailed Results at:
https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S25286.htm

===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2021]]: Bolpur}}

In the 2021 elections, [[Chandranath Singha|Chandranath Sinha]] of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Dr. Anirban Ganguly of BJP.

{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Chandranath Singha|Chandranath Sinha]]
|votes = 116,443
|percentage = 50.57
|change = -4.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dr. Anirban Ganguly
|votes = 94,163
|percentage = 40.89
|change = +31.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = Tapan Hore
|votes = 9,965
|percentage = 4.33
|change = -26.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 3,337
|percentage = 1.45
|change = -0.83
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Paradise Party
|candidate = Siddhartha Banerjee
|votes = 1,938
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Jiten Ray
|votes = 1,239
|percentage = 0.54
|change = -0.22
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Rashtravadi Janata Party
|candidate = Mihir Kumar Banerjee
|votes = 1,169
|percentage = 0.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party
|candidate = Sona Murmu
|votes = 702
|percentage = 0.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Samarjit Barman
|votes = 678
|percentage = 0.29
|change = -0.11
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Mulnibasi Party of India
|candidate = Sk. Sirajul Hoque
|votes = 626
|percentage = 0.27
|change = -0.19
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 230,260
|percentage = 88.83
|change = +4.22
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2016]]: Bolpur}}

In the 2016 elections, [[Chandranath Singha|Chandranath Sinha]] of Trinamool Congress defeated his nearest rival, Tapan Hore of RSP.

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Chandranath Singha|Chandranath Sinha]]
|votes = 113,258
|percentage = 54.80
|change = +4.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = [[Tapan Hore]]
|votes = 63,231
|percentage = 30.60
|change = -10.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dilip Ghosh
|votes = 19,553
|percentage = 9.46
|change = +5.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 4,712
|percentage = 2.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mangal Mardi
|votes = 1,752
|percentage = 0.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Suresh Das
|votes = 1,573
|percentage = 0.76
|change = -0.43
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Mulnibasi Party of India
|candidate = Sekh Matiur Rahaman
|votes = 948
|percentage = 0.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Samarjit Barman
|votes = 832
|percentage = 0.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (Secular)
|candidate = Md. Saddakkas
|votes = 802
|percentage = 0.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 206,661
|percentage = 84.61
|change = -3.42
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
In the 2011 elections, Chandranath Singha of Trinamool Congress defeated Tapan Hore of RSP.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Bolpur<ref>{{cite web|url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25286.htm|title = Bolpur|work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results|publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-05-28|archive-date = 16 May 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110516050913/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25286.htm|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=286| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072715/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=286| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work =Bolpur| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-04-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_2nd_phase.pdf |title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Bolpur |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-04-20 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030419/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_2nd_phase.pdf |archive-date = 2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Chandranath Sinha]]
|votes = 89,394
|percentage = 50.51
|change = +16.03#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|candidate = [[Tapan Hore]]
|votes = 72,767
|percentage = 41.11
|change = -17.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dilip Ghosh
|votes = 6,381
|percentage = 3.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = People’s Democratic Conference of India
|candidate = Marjina Khatun
|votes = 3,291
|percentage = 1.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Samiran Das
|votes = 2,100
|percentage = 1.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Lakshmiram Kisku
|votes = 1,836
|percentage = 1.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Subrata Bhakat
|votes = 1,224
|percentage = 0.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 176,993
|percentage = 88.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
|swing = +33.42#
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 state assembly elections Tapan Hore of [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] won the Bolpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Chittaranjan Rakshit of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] in 2006, Dr. Sushobhan Banerjee of Trinamool Congress in 2001, Shibshankar Banerjee of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996 and Dr. Sushobhan Banerjee of Congress in 1991. Tarapada Ghosh of RSP defeated Dr. Sushobhan Banerjee of Congress in 1987. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In a by-election necessitated by the death of sitting MLA Jyotsna Kumar Gupta, Dr. Sushovan Banerjee of Congress won the seat in 1984. Jyotsna Kumar Gupta of RSP defeated Dr. Sushobhan Banerjee of Congress in 1982 and Gourhari Chandra of Congress in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp284.htm | title = 284 - Bolpur Assembly Constituency | work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2010-10-01 }}</ref>

===1951–1972===
Harashankar Bhattacharya of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] won in 1971. Prasanta Mukherjee of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won in 1971. Panna Lal Dasgupta, Independent, won in 1969. R.K. Sinha, Independent, won in 1967. Radha Krishna Singha of RSP won in 1962. Amarendra Nath Sarkar of Congress won in 1957. Hanseswar Roy and Bhusan Hansdah, both of Congress, jointly won the Bolpur seat in 1951.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/electionstatistics.asp | title = Statistical Reports of Assembly Elections | access-date = 2010-10-01 | work = General Election Results and Statistics | publisher = Election Commission of India | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp | archive-date = 2010-10-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Birbhum topics}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}

{{West Bengal elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Birbhum district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]

Bolpur Assembly constituency - Revision history

TameraWhitham at 04:38, 7 May 2026