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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 284 · 1996
Bolpur
Winner — 1996
TAPAN HORE
RSP· Left Front
RSP 61.2%INC 22.6%6 others 16.2%
Votes
65,121
61.2% share
Winning margin
41,090
38.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.6%
of 1,42,640
Bolpur is a safe seat — TAPAN HORE won by 38.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAN HORE | Left Front | 65,121 | 61.2% |
| 2 | SIBSANKAR BANERJEE | INC | 24,031 | 22.6% |
| 3 | SUSIL BISWAS | BJP | 12,699 | 11.9% |
| 4 | NANDADULAL PRAMANIK | IND | 2,701 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SAMBUNATH GARAI | IND | 1,169 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MD. ALAMGIR | IND | 339 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SHYAMAL CHANDRA BHOWMICK | IND | 249 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BANSHIDHAR SINGH | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (93rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.6%
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%
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44th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 61.2%INC 22.6%BJP 11.9%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%
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.