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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 286 · 2026
Bolpur
Winner — 2026
CHANDRANATH SINHA
AITC· All India Trinamool Congress
AITC 46.6%BJP 41.2%9 others 12.2%
Votes
1,14,915
46.6% share
Winning margin
13,188
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
94.8%
of 2,60,376
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRANATH SINHA |  AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 1,14,915 | 46.6% |
| 2 | DILIP GHOSH | 1,01,727 | 41.3% | |
| 3 | BAPI SOREN | AISF | 18,390 | 7.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,554 | 1.4% |
| 5 | RATHIN SEN | 2,411 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | DAS SAMIRAN | 1,525 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | ARUN DAS | IND | 1,185 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SAURAV MUDI | IND | 936 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SAMARJIT BARMAN | 618 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | MIHIR KUMAR BANERJEE | RAJSPty | 560 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SYED SARWARDI (BAPON) | AJUP | 518 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (114th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 5.3% · max 41.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
114th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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10th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.6%BJP 41.3%AISF 7.5%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 Cr
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?
17 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.