Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Bolpur is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Bolpur
in West Bengal
. The seat was a free seat till 2004, but was declared reserved for scheduled castes from 2009 general elections.
segments:
Prior to delimitation, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly
segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The constituency centres on Bolpur
Bolpur
Bolpur-Santiniketan is a municipality in Birbhum District in the state of West Bengal, India. It is 145 km north of Kolkata and is best known for the proximity to Visva Bharati, the university set up by Rabindranath Tagore the Nobel laureate poet...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. 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 assemblyVidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
segments:
- KetugramKetugram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ketugram is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat was earlier reserved for scheduled castes but is an open seat from 2011.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 271) - MangalkotMangalkot (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Mangalkot is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 272 Mangalkot assembly constituency covers Mongalkote community development block and Saragram, Gidhgram and Alampur gram panchayats of Katwa I...
(assembly constituency no. 272) - Ausgram (SC)Ausgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ausgram is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 273) - BolpurBolpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bolpur is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 286) - Nanoor (SC)Nanoor (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Nanoor is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 287) - LabpurLabpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Labpur is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 288) - MayureswarMayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Mayureswar is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 290)
Prior to delimitation, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
segments:
- Ausgram (SC)Ausgram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Ausgram is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:...
(assembly constituency no. 267) - MangalkotMangalkot (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Mangalkot is an assembly constituency in Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 272 Mangalkot assembly constituency covers Mongalkote community development block and Saragram, Gidhgram and Alampur gram panchayats of Katwa I...
(assembly constituency no. 281) - Nanoor (SC)Nanoor (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Nanoor is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 283) - BolpurBolpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Bolpur is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 284) - LabpurLabpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Labpur is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 285) - DubrajpurDubrajpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Dubrajpur is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It was an open seat earlier.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 286) - Mayureswar (SC)Mayureswar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Mayureswar is an assembly constituency in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 290)
Election results
Results of elections prior to 2009 are summarised below:| Year | Voters | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | ||
| 1977 | 255,130 | 48.36 | Saradish Roy | 50.19 | CPI(M) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... |
Durga Banerjee | 36.20 | CPI Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... |
| 1980 | 493,810 | 74.04 | Saradish Roy | 54.97 | CPI(M) | Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Mukherjee Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the current Finance Minister of India and leader of the current Lok Sabha.Mukherjee is a senior member of the Cabinet Committees on Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Parliamentary Affairs, Political Affairs, Prices, Security, Unique Identification Authority of India,... |
40.72 | INC(I) |
| 1984 | 589,190 | 78.26 | Saradish Roy | 55.09 | CPI(M) | NiharDutta | 44.53 | INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1989 | 711,130 | 79.20 | Somnath Chatterjee Somnath Chatterjee Somnath Chatterjee is an Indian politician who had been associated with the Communist Party of India for most of his life, though he is currently an independent... |
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 All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress is a state political party in West Bengal. Founded in 1 January 1998, the party is led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress is currently the second largest member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance coalition... |
| 2004 | 770.12 | 74.41 | Somnath Chatterjee | 65.56 | CPI(M) | Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji | 25.26 | AITC |
See also
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha