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West Bengal · PC 41 · 1998
Bolpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
SOMNATH CHATTERJEE
CPM· Left Front
CPM 59.6%WBTC 27.8%1 others 12.7%
Votes
4,70,645
59.5% share
Winning margin
2,51,092
31.8% of votes
Total votes cast
7,90,289
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMNATH CHATTERJEE | Left Front | 4,70,645 | 59.5% |
| 2 | GOUR HARI CHANDRA | WBTC | 2,19,553 | 27.8% |
| 3 | CHATTARAJ SUNITI | INC | 1,00,091 | 12.7% |
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
safe31.8%
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 59.5%WBTC 27.8%INC 12.7%
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.