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Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Bolpur Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.

Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal: Full list of candidates, polling dates File Photo

Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bolpur in West Bengal.

Bolpur registered 85.70 per cent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 0.74 per cent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1702366 while the total voter turnout is 1458883. While in 2014, the constituency registered 84.96 per cent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1535835 while the total voter's turnout was 1304777.

Abhijit Saha of Indian National Congress, Asit Kumar Mal of All India Trinamool Congress, Ramprasad Das of Bharatiya Janata Party, Samiran Das of Bahujan Samaj Party and Ramchandra Dome of Communist Party of India (Marxist) are few prominent candidates contesting for general elections 2019 from Bolpur Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal. 

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Bolpur Lok Sabha Constituency of West Bengal.

West Bengal Lok Sabha constituencies: All you need to know

SL. NO. Candidate Name Party Name
1 ABHIJIT SAHA Indian National Congress
2 ASIT KUMAR MAL All India Trinamool Congress
3 RAMPRASAD DAS Bharatiya Janata Party
4 SAMIRAN DAS Bahujan Samaj Party
5 RAMCHANDRA DOME Communist Party of India (Marxist)
6 BIJOY KRISHNA DOLUI SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)
7 SIMANTA MONDAL Rashtravadi Janata Party

Also read: Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency

The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat took place in the fourth phase on April 29. The results would be declared on May 23.

Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency it comprises of seven assembly seats — Ketugram, Mangalkot, Ausgram (SC), Bolpur, Nanoor (SC), Labpur and Mayureswar. All the seven assembly segments of Birbhum are in Birbhum district. 

Trinamool Congress's Anupam Hazra won from the seat defeating CPI(M)'s Dr Ram Chandra Dome with a margin of 2,36,112 votes.