Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bolpur
Existence 1967-present
Reservation Reserved for SC
Current MP Anupam Hazra
Party Trinamool Congress
Elected Year 2014
State West Bengal
Total Electors 1,538,429[1]
Assembly Constituencies Ketugram
Mangalkot
Ausgram (SC)
Bolpur
Nanoor (SC)
Labpur
Mayureswar

Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bolpur in West Bengal. While four assembly segments of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Birbhum district, three are in 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:[2]

Prior to delimitation, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]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

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Fourth1967-71BolpurA.K.ChandaIndian National Congress[4]
Fifth 1971-77Saradish RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[5]
Sixth1977-80Saradish RoyCommuunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
Seventh1980-84Saradish RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
Eighth1984-85Saradish RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
Bye Election, 19851985-89Somnath ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
Ninth1989-91Somnath Chatterjee Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
Tenth1991-96Somnath ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
Eleventh1996-98Somnath ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
Twelfth1998-99Somnath ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [12]
Thirteenth1999-04Somnath ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[13]
Fourteenth2004-09Somnath ChatterjeeCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[14]
Fifteenth2009-14Dr. Ram Chandra DomeCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [15]
Sixteenth2014-incumbentAnupam HazraAll India Trinamool Congress[16]

Election results

General election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Bolpur[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Anupam Hazra 630,693 48.33 N/A
CPI(M) Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 464,581 30.24 -19.66
BJP Kamini Mohan Sarkar 197,474 15.13 +8.64
INC Tapan Kumar Saha 46,953 3.59 -34.55
JDP Sanjib Malik 6,371 0.48 N/A
BSP Samiran Das 5,952 0.45 -0.58
SUCI(C) Bijoy Dolui 5,410 0.41 N/A
NOTA None of the above 17,322 1.32 N/A
Majority 236,112 18.09 +6.33
Turnout 1,304,756 84.81 +2.32
AITMC gain from CPI(M) Swing +38.50
 Indian general election, 2014
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage
Trinamool Congress 34 Increase15 39.3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 Decrease7 22.7
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease2 2.3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 Decrease2 2.4
Forward Bloc 0 Decrease2 2.1
Indian National Congress 4 Decrease2 9.6
Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Increase1 16.8
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 0 Decrease1 0.7

Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha

General elections 2009

General Election, 2009: Bolpur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Dr. Ram Chandra Dome 507,383 49.90
INC Asit Kumar Mal 411,501 38.14
BJP Arjun Saha 70,084 6.49
AUDF Adara Bauri 21,325 1.97
Independent Professor Bijay Dalui 14,581 1.35
Independent Nihar Hazra 11,798 1.09
BSP Vidyasagar Mete 11,139 1.03
Majority 126,882 11.76
Turnout 1,078,811 82.49
CPI(M) hold Swing

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)[4]
1971 270,782 52.77 Saradish Roy 45.39 CPI(M) Phulrenu Guha 31.01 Congress[5]
1977 255,130 48.36 Saradish Roy 50.19 CPI(M) Durga Banerjee 36.20 CPI[6]
1980 493,810 74.04 Saradish Roy 54.97 CPI(M) Pranab Mukherjee 40.72 INC(I)[7]
1984 589,190 78.26 Saradish Roy 55.09 CPI(M) Nihar Dutta 44.53 INC[8]
1989 711,130 79.20 Somnath Chatterjee 60.42 CPI(M) Sachidanandan Sau 36.97 INC[9]
1991 713,840 77.17 Somnath Chatterjee 56.64 CPI(M) Jivan Mukhopadhyay 24.10 Independent[10]
1996 802,300 82.10 Somnath Chatterjee 60.55 CPI(M) Sunil Das 27.98 INC[11]
1998 803,380 78.55 Somnath Chatterjee 59.55 CPI(M) Gour Hari Chandra 27.78 WBTC[12]
1999 792.87 76.43 Somnath Chatterjee 59.36 CPI(M) Suniti Chattaraj 35.53 AITC[13]
2004 770.12 74.41 Somnath Chatterjee 65.56 CPI(M) Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji 25.26 AITC[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. 1 2 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  16. 1 2 "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

See also

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