Bolpur

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Somnath Chatterjee

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Victory Margin
253,646
Margin %
31.60%
Total Electors
977,226
Votes Polled
802,298
Turnout
82.10%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
7
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
West Bengal
Constituency Number
529
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Somnath Chatterjee

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

471,549
58.80%
Male
#2
Sunil Das

Indian National Congress

217,903
27.20%
Male
#3
Tara Prosanna Sinha

Bharatiya Janata Party

76,548
9.50%
Male
#4
Modaswar Hossain

Independent

8,670
1.10%
Male
#5
Md. Sadakas

Independent

1,987
0.20%
Male
#6
Maharaj Mistry

Independent

1,482
0.20%
Male
#7
Abu Taher Mirza

Independent

669
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Somnath Chatterjee Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 471,549 58.80%
2 Sunil Das Indian National Congress 217,903 27.20%
3 Tara Prosanna Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party 76,548 9.50%
4 Modaswar Hossain Independent 8,670 1.10%
5 Md. Sadakas Independent 1,987 0.20%
6 Maharaj Mistry Independent 1,482 0.20%
7 Abu Taher Mirza Independent 669 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Somnath Chatterjee (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) won the Bolpur Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 253,646 votes (31.60%%).

The voter turnout in Bolpur for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 82.10%%.

7 candidates contested from Bolpur constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Bolpur is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.