Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Bolpur (West Bengal) was won by Asit Kumar Mal (All India Trinamool Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 106,402 votes over Das Ramprasad. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Bolpur, West Bengal, from 1967 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1967–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1967
A. K. Chanda
Indian National Congress
131,761
52.7%
S. Roy (CPI (Marxist))
13,632 (5.5 pts)
1971
Saradish Roy
CPI (Marxist)
115,591
45.4%
Phulrenu Guha (Indian National Congress)
36,625 (14.4 pts)
1977
Saradish Roy
CPI (Marxist)
128,963
50.2%
Durga Banerjee (Communist Party of India)
35,951 (14.0 pts)
1980
Saradish Roy
CPI (Marxist)
264,798
55.0%
Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (Congress (I))
68,629 (14.2 pts)
1984
Saradish Roy
CPI (Marxist)
317,749
55.1%
Nihar Dutta (Indian National Congress)
60,931 (10.6 pts)
1989
Chatterjee Somnath
CPI (Marxist)
421,483
60.4%
Sachinandan Sau (Indian National Congress)
163,593 (23.4 pts)
1991
Chatterjee Somnath
CPI (Marxist)
394,496
56.6%
Jivan Mukhopadhyay (Independent)
226,624 (32.5 pts)
1996
Somnath Chatterjee
CPI (Marxist)
471,549
60.5%
Sunil Das (Indian National Congress)
253,646 (32.6 pts)
1998
Somnath Chatterjee
CPI (Marxist)
470,645
59.6%
Gour Hari Chandra (West Bengal Trinamool Congress)
251,092 (31.8 pts)
1999
Somnath Chatterjee
CPI (Marxist)
464,199
59.4%
Suniti Chattaraj (All India Trinamool Congress)
186,389 (23.8 pts)
2004
Chatterjee Somnath
CPI (Marxist)
504,836
65.6%
Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji (All India Trinamool Congress)
310,305 (40.3 pts)
2009
Doctor Ram Chandra Dome
CPI (Marxist)
538,383
49.9%
Asit Kumar Mal (Indian National Congress)
126,882 (11.8 pts)
2014
Anupam Hazra
All India Trinamool Congress
630,693
48.3%
Dome Ramchandra (CPI (Marxist))
236,112 (18.1 pts)
2019
Asit Kumar Mal
All India Trinamool Congress
699,171
48.3%
Das Ramprasad (Bharatiya Janata Party)
106,402 (7.3 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. K. Chanda
Indian National Congress
131,761
52.7%
S. Roy
CPI (Marxist)
118,129
47.3%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Saradish Roy
CPI (Marxist)
115,591
45.4%
Phulrenu Guha
Indian National Congress
78,966
31.0%
Adhyapak Osman Ghani
All India Forward Bloc
26,429
10.4%
Bhupal Chandra Bose
BAC
21,855
8.6%
Biva Mitra
Congress (O)
8,081
3.2%
Gopen Lahiry
Independent
3,762
1.5%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Saradish Roy
CPI (Marxist)
128,963
50.2%
Durga Banerjee
Communist Party of India
93,012
36.2%
Chattopadhyay Mihir Lal
Independent
22,465
8.7%
Abdul Kased Mallick (Based)
Independent
7,737
3.0%
Bankim Chattopadhyaya
Independent
2,493
1.0%
Kazi Golam Kader
Independent
2,262
0.9%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Saradish Roy
CPI (Marxist)
264,798
55.0%
Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
Congress (I)
196,169
40.7%
Kaitish Chandra Chattopadhyay
Independent
8,718
1.8%
Narayan Chandra Mandal
Independent
3,872
0.8%
Modeswar Hossain
Janata Party (Secular)
2,809
0.6%
Gour Harichandra
Congress (U)
2,236
0.5%
Nirmal Saha
Independent
1,771
0.4%
Dilip Banerjee
Independent
1,353
0.3%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Saradish Roy
CPI (Marxist)
317,749
55.1%
Nihar Dutta
Indian National Congress
256,818
44.5%
Narayan Chandra Mandal
Independent
2,170
0.4%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chatterjee Somnath
CPI (Marxist)
421,483
60.4%
Sachinandan Sau
Indian National Congress
257,890
37.0%
Madeswar Hossain
Independent
8,164
1.2%
Mahonmbd Saddu Kas
JNP (JP)
5,045
0.7%
Rabindranath Ghosh
Independent
2,587
0.4%
Abu Taher Mirza
Independent
1,437
0.2%
Sanat Kumar Datta
Independent
1,027
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chatterjee Somnath
CPI (Marxist)
394,496
56.6%
Jivan Mukhopadhyay
Independent
167,872
24.1%
Tara Prasanna Singha
Bharatiya Janata Party
117,394
16.9%
Aloke Mukherjee
Independent
7,577
1.1%
Sailendra Nath Majumder
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,654
0.4%
Shymali Ghosh (W)
Janata Party
2,392
0.3%
Sunil Kumar Mitra
Independent
2,149
0.3%
Maharaj Mistry
DDP
920
0.1%
Manohar Marmu
Independent
615
0.1%
Abu Tahir Mirza
Independent
428
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Somnath Chatterjee
CPI (Marxist)
471,549
60.5%
Sunil Das
Indian National Congress
217,903
28.0%
Tara Prosanna Sinha
Bharatiya Janata Party
76,548
9.8%
Modaswar Hossain
Independent
8,670
1.1%
Md. Sadakas
Independent
1,987
0.3%
Maharaj Mistry
Independent
1,482
0.2%
Abu Taher Mirza
Independent
669
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Somnath Chatterjee
CPI (Marxist)
470,645
59.6%
Gour Hari Chandra
West Bengal Trinamool Congress
219,553
27.8%
Chattaraj Suniti
Indian National Congress
100,091
12.7%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Somnath Chatterjee
CPI (Marxist)
464,199
59.4%
Suniti Chattaraj
All India Trinamool Congress
277,810
35.5%
Dr. Susil Banerjee
Indian National Congress
37,093
4.7%
Nazma
Janata Party
2,852
0.4%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chatterjee Somnath
CPI (Marxist)
504,836
65.6%
Dr. Nirmal Kumar Maji
All India Trinamool Congress
194,531
25.3%
Dhananjoy Ghosh
Indian National Congress
48,756
6.3%
Budhen Soren
Independent
9,860
1.3%
Bhabotosh Mandal
Bahujan Samaj Party
6,561
0.9%
Bijoy Dolui
Independent
5,515
0.7%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Doctor Ram Chandra Dome
CPI (Marxist)
538,383
49.9%
Asit Kumar Mal
Indian National Congress
411,501
38.1%
Arjun Saha
Bharatiya Janata Party
70,084
6.5%
Adara Bauri
AUDF
21,325
2.0%
Professor Bijay Dalui
Independent
14,581
1.4%
Nihar Hazra
Independent
11,798
1.1%
Vidyasagar Mete
Bahujan Samaj Party
11,139
1.0%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Anupam Hazra
All India Trinamool Congress
630,693
48.3%
Dome Ramchandra
CPI (Marxist)
394,581
30.2%
Kamini Mohan Sarkar
Bharatiya Janata Party
197,474
15.1%
Tapan Kumar Saha
Indian National Congress
46,953
3.6%
None Of The Above
Independent
17,322
1.3%
Sanjib Malik
JDP
6,371
0.5%
Samiran Das
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,952
0.5%
Bijoy Dolui
SUCI(C)
5,410
0.4%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Asit Kumar Mal
All India Trinamool Congress
699,171
48.3%
Das Ramprasad
Bharatiya Janata Party
592,769
40.9%
Ram Chandra Dome
CPI (Marxist)
91,964
6.3%
Abhijit Saha
Indian National Congress
30,112
2.1%
Simanta Mondal
RJP
17,013
1.2%
Das Samiran
Bahujan Samaj Party
9,165
0.6%
Bijoy Dolui
SUCI(C)
8,797
0.6%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Bolpur has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, CPI (Marxist), All India Trinamool Congress.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Bolpur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Asit Kumar Mal (All India Trinamool Congress) won Bolpur, West Bengal, in 2019 with 699,171 votes (48.3%), a margin of 106,402 votes over Das Ramprasad.
Which parties have won Bolpur since 1967?
Since 1967, Bolpur has been won by: All India Trinamool Congress, CPI (Marxist), Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Bolpur?
The closest result on record for Bolpur was 1967, when Indian National Congress beat CPI (Marxist) by just 13,632 votes (5.5 percentage points).