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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 286 · 2016
Bolpur
Winner — 2016
CHANDRANATH SINHA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 54.8%RSP 30.6%7 others 14.6%
Votes
1,13,258
54.8% share
Winning margin
50,027
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.6%
of 2,44,288
Bolpur is a safe seat — CHANDRANATH SINHA won by 24.2%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRANATH SINHA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,13,258 | 54.8% |
| 2 | TAPAN HORE | UPA | 63,231 | 30.6% |
| 3 | DILIP GHOSH | BJP | 19,553 | 9.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,712 | 2.3% |
| 5 | MANGAL MARDI | IND | 1,752 | 0.8% |
| 6 | DAS SURESH | 1,573 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | SEKH MATIUR RAHAMAN | MPOI | 948 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SAMARJIT BARMAN | 832 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | MD SADDAKKAS | 802 | 0.4% |
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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 (114th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 5.3% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
114th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
10th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 54.8%RSP 30.6%BJP 9.5%OTH 2.9%NOTA 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A 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?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.