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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 284 · 2006
Bolpur
Winner — 2006
TAPAN HORE
RSP· Left Front
RSP 58.5%AITC 24.4%6 others 17.1%
Votes
73,493
58.5% share
Winning margin
42,866
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.6%
of 1,52,161
Bolpur is a safe seat — TAPAN HORE won by 34.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAN HORE | Left Front | 73,493 | 58.5% |
| 2 | RAKSHIT CHITTA RANJAN |  AITC | 30,627 | 24.4% |
| 3 | ABDUR RAHIM CHOWDHURY | INC | 12,686 | 10.1% |
| 4 | JATI SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY (GOUTAM) | IND | 3,662 | 2.9% |
| 5 | PURNIMA DAS | 1,855 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | PINAKI RANJAN BHARATI | IND | 1,190 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MD. SADDAKKAS | 1,083 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | ARABINDA GHOSH | IND | 1,035 | 0.8% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (93rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.7% · max 38.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
93rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
231st of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
44th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 58.5%AITC 24.4%INC 10.1%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
35,02,404
Density
771 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,545 km²
SC population29.5%
ST population6.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
62%HINDU
Hindu 62.3%Muslim 37.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water15.9%
Electricity41.1%
Sanitation24.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.3%
Children fully vaccinated81.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.0%
Children underweight (under 5)41.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.7%
Women literate70.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Clean cooking fuel28.1%
Health insurance37.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Nakshi KanthaGI🏷️Santiniketan Leather goodsGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.