Constituency
513. Bolpur
Community mirrorWest Bengal · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984
IN-BOLPUR
CPM 55.1%won by 10.6%INC 44.5%
What changed here
DerivedCommunist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.2% to 10.6%.
- New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 44.5% — it did not contest here in 1980.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 4.4% to 76.6%.
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Electorate
7,52,853
Turnout
76.6%
Valid votes
5,76,737
Margin
60,931
10.56%
Candidates
3 contested · winner CPM- 1SARADISH ROYCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM3,17,74955.1%
- 2NIHAR DUTTAIndian National Congress · INC2,56,81844.5%
- 3NARAYAN CHANDRA MANDALIndependent · IND2,1700.4%
Since 1980
Derived- Winner then
- CPM
- Winner now
- CPM
- CPM–INC swing
- −44.4%
- CPM share
- 55.0% → 55.1%
- INC share
- 0.0% → 44.5%
- Turnout
- 72.2% → 76.6%