Bolpur is assembly constituency number 286 in West Bengal, in Birbhum district, and one of the segments of the Bolpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Chandranath Sinha of the All India Trinamool Congress won with 46.6% of the vote, 13,188 votes ahead of Dilip Ghosh (BJP).
- 01Chandranath SinhaTMC1,14,91546.65%
- 02Dilip GhoshBJP1,01,72741.30%
- 03Bapi SorenAISF18,3907.47%
- 04Rathin SenINC2,4110.98%
- 05Das SamiranBSP1,5250.62%
- 5 other candidates · 3,817 votesNOTA · 3,554 (1.44%)
Margin 13,188 votes · 5.35% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,46,339 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandranath SinhaMale · 63 yrs | TMC | 1,14,915 | 46.65% |
| 2 | Dilip GhoshMale · 64 yrs | BJP | 1,01,727 | 41.30% |
| 3 | Bapi SorenMale · 36 yrs | AISF | 18,390 | 7.47% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,554 | 1.44% |
| 4 | Rathin SenMale · 55 yrs | INC | 2,411 | 0.98% |
| 5 | Das SamiranMale · 47 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,525 | 0.62% |
| 6 | Arun DasMale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,185 | 0.48% |
| 7 | Saurav MudiMale · 45 yrs · ST | Independent | 936 | 0.38% |
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| 8 | Samarjit BarmanMale · 41 yrs · SC | SUCI | 618 | 0.25% |
| 9 | Mihir Kumar BanerjeeMale · 72 yrs | RAJSPty | 560 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Syed Sarwardi (bapon)Male · 36 yrs | AJUP | 518 | 0.21% |
AITC held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Bolpur result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinha Chandranath | TMC | 1,16,443 | 50.57% |
| 2 | Anirban Ganguly | BJP | 94,163 | 40.89% |
| 3 | Tapan Hore | RSP | 9,965 | 4.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,337 | 1.45% |
| 4 | Siddhartha Banerjee | PRDSEP | 1,938 | 0.84% |
| 5 | Jiten Ray | BSP | 1,239 | 0.54% |
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| 6 | Mihir Kumar Banerjee | RVNP | 1,169 | 0.51% |
| 7 | Sona Murmu | BMUP | 702 | 0.30% |
| 8 | Samarjit Barman | SUCI | 678 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Sk Sirajul Hoque | MPOI | 626 | 0.27% |
Bolpur result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandranath Sinha | TMC | 1,13,258 | 54.80% |
| 2 | Tapan Hore | RSP | 63,231 | 30.60% |
| 3 | Dilip Ghosh | BJP | 19,553 | 9.46% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,712 | 2.28% |
| 4 | Mangal Mardi | Independent | 1,752 | 0.85% |
| 5 | Das Suresh | BSP | 1,573 | 0.76% |
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| 6 | Sekh Matiur Rahaman | MPOI | 948 | 0.46% |
| 7 | Samarjit Barman | SUCI | 832 | 0.40% |
| 8 | Md Saddakkas | JD(S) | 802 | 0.39% |
Bolpur result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandra Nath Sinha | TMC | 89,394 | 50.51% |
| 2 | Tapan Hore | RSP | 72,767 | 41.11% |
| 3 | Ghosh Dilip | BJP | 6,381 | 3.61% |
| 4 | Marjina Khatun | PDCI | 3,291 | 1.86% |
| 5 | Samiran Das | BSP | 2,100 | 1.19% |
| 6 | Lakshmiram Kisku | JDP | 1,836 | 1.04% |
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| 7 | Bhakat Subrata | JD(U) | 1,224 | 0.69% |
Bolpur outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Birbhum district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bolpur is one of the assembly segments of Bolpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bolpur candidates.
- Asit Kumar MalTMC1,29,462 56.3%
- Piya SahaBJP81,115 35.3%
- Shyamali PradhanCPI(M)16,202 7.0%
- Atul Chandra BauriIndependent1,056 0.5%
- Dr Manik Chandra ProdhanBSP929 0.4%
In the assembly election AITC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AITC led here by 48,347 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bolpur.
Who won the Bolpur assembly seat in 2026?
Chandranath Sinha of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won Bolpur in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,14,915 votes, which was 46.65% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bolpur?
The margin was 13,188 votes (5.35% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dilip Ghosh of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 1,01,727 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bolpur in 2026?
Turnout was 94.75%: 2,46,704 of 2,60,376 registered electors voted, across 308 polling stations. That is 10.5 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bolpur part of?
Bolpur is an assembly segment of the Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Asit Kumar Mal got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Bolpur a reserved constituency?
No. Bolpur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Bolpur?
The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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