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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 284 · 2001
Bolpur
Winner — 2001
TAPAN HORE
RSP· Left Front
RSP 53.3%AITC 40.6%3 others 6.2%
Votes
64,635
53.3% share
Winning margin
15,433
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
78.3%
of 1,54,961
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAPAN HORE | Left Front | 64,635 | 53.3% |
| 2 | DR. SUSHOVAN BANERJEE |  AITC | 49,202 | 40.5% |
| 3 | DILIP KUMAR JHA | BJP | 3,813 | 3.1% |
| 4 | SAILEN KUMAR MISRA | IND | 2,570 | 2.1% |
| 5 | KHODADAD MONDAL | JP | 1,116 | 0.9% |
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
safe12.7%
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 53.3%AITC 40.5%OTH 6.2%
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.