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West Bengal · PC 41 · 1980
Bolpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
SARADISH ROY
CPM· Left Front
CPM 55.0%INC(I) 40.7%6 others 4.3%
Votes
2,64,798
55.0% share
Winning margin
68,629
14.3% of votes
Total votes cast
4,81,726
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARADISH ROY | Left Front | 2,64,798 | 55.0% |
| 2 | PRANAB KUMAR MUKHERJEE |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 1,96,169 | 40.7% |
| 3 | KAITISH CHANDRA CHATTOPADHYAY | IND | 8,718 | 1.8% |
| 4 | NARAYAN CHANDRA MANDAL | IND | 3,872 | 0.8% |
| 5 | MODESWAR HOSSAIN | JNP(S) | 2,809 | 0.6% |
| 6 | GOUR HARICHANDRA | 2,236 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | NIRMAL SAHA | IND | 1,771 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DILIP BANERJEE | IND | 1,353 | 0.3% |
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Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 7.3% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
8th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
4th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 55.0%INC(I) 40.7%OTH 4.3%
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%
Figures are for Birbhum, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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?
38 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.