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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 284 · 2006

Bolpur

Winner — 2006

TAPAN HORE
RSP· Left Front
RSP 58.5%AITC 24.4%6 others 17.1%
Votes
73,493
58.5% share
Winning margin
42,866
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
82.6%
of 1,52,161

Bolpur is a safe seat — TAPAN HORE won by 34.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TAPAN HORE
Left Front
73,49358.5%
2
RAKSHIT CHITTA RANJAN
AITC
30,62724.4%
3
ABDUR RAHIM CHOWDHURY
INC
12,68610.1%
4
JATI SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY (GOUTAM)
IND
3,6622.9%
5
PURNIMA DAS
1,8551.5%
6
PINAKI RANJAN BHARATI
IND
1,1900.9%
7
MD. SADDAKKAS
1,0830.9%
8
ARABINDA GHOSH
IND
1,0350.8%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (93rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.7% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
93rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
231st of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
44th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RSP 58.5%AITC 24.4%INC 10.1%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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