Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency is in

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

, in

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. While four assembly segments of No. 41 Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency are in

Birbhum district Birbhum district () is an District#India, administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the northernmost district of Burdwan division—one of the five Divisions of West Bengal, administrative divisions of West Bengal. The distr ...

, three are in

Bardhaman district Bardhaman district (, ; also spelled Burdwan or Barddhaman or Vardhaman) was a district in West Bengal. On 7 April 2017, the district was bifurcated into two districts: Purba Bardhaman and Paschim Bardhaman district. The headquarters of the dis ...

. The seat was a free seat till 2004, but was declared reserved for

scheduled castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

from 2009 general elections.

Vidhan Sabha segments

As per order of the

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issued in 2006 in respect of the

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in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 41 Bolpur, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following

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segments: Prior to delimitation, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following

segments: Ausgram (SC) (assembly constituency no. 267),

Mangalkot Mongalkote is a village in Mongalkote CD block in Katwa subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Mongalkote is an ancient place. In the Jataka tale (around 4th century BC) '' Vessantara'', the capita ...

(assembly constituency no. 281), Nanoor (SC) (assembly constituency no. 283),

Bolpur Bolpur is a city and a municipality in Birbhum district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bolpur subdivision. Bolpur municipal area includes Santiniketan, Sriniketan and Prantik. The city is known as a Cultural a ...

(assembly constituency no. 284),

Labpur Labhpur is a census town in Labpur CD block in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is known to the outside world as the native place of Tarashankar Bandopadhyay and one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. Geog ...

(assembly constituency no. 285),

Dubrajpur Dubrajpur is a city and a municipality in Suri Sadar subdivision of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Location Dubrajpur is located at . It has an average elevation of 77 metres (252 feet). Connectivi ...

(assembly constituency no. 286) and Mayureswar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 290)

Members of Lok Sabha

Election results

General election 2019

General election 2014

General elections 2009

General elections 2004

General elections 1999

General elections 1998

General election 1996

General election 1991

General election 1989

1984 Election

* Saradish Roy CPI(M) : 317,749 votes * Nihar Dutta (Congress) : 256,818

By-election 1985

A by-election was held in this constituency in 1985 which was necessitated by the Sudden Death of sitting CPIM-MP Dr. Saradish Roy. In the by-election,

Somnath Chatterjee Somnath Chatterjee (25 July 1929 – 13 August 2018) was an Indian politician who was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for most of his life, though he had been a non affiliated independent during his last decade. He was t ...

of CPIM defeated his nearest rival

Siddhartha Shankar Ray Siddhartha Shankar Ray (20 October 1920 – 6 November 2010) was an Indian lawyer, diplomat and Indian National Congress politician from West Bengal. In his political career he held a number of offices, including Union Minister of Education (1 ...

of Congress by 98,999 votes.

1980 Election

* Saradish Roy CPI(M) : 264,798 votes *

Pranab mukherjee Dr. Pranab Mukherjee (11 December 193531 August 2020) was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th president of India from 2012 until 2017. In a political career spanning five decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader in the India ...

(Cong-Indira) : 196,169

General elections 1967-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

References

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