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Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Existence
  
1967-present

Current MP
  
Anupam Hazra

Total Electors
  
1,538,429

State
  
West Bengal

Female electors
  
740,045

Reservation
  
Reserved for SC

Elected Year
  
2014

Member of parliament
  
Anupam Hazra

Male electors
  
798,384

Assembly Constituencies
  
Ketugram Mangalkot Ausgram (SC) Bolpur Nanoor (SC) Labpur Mayureswar

Party
  
All India Trinamool Congress

Last election
  
Indian general election, 2014

Assembly segments
  
Mayureswar, Ausgram, Nanoor, Ketugram, Bolpur, Labpur, Mangalkot

Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Bolpur in West Bengal. While four assembly segments of No. 41 Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Birbhum district, three are in Bardhaman district. The seat was a free seat till 2004, but was declared reserved for scheduled castes from 2009 general elections.

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Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission issued in 2006 in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 41 Bolpur, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following assembly segments:

  • Ketugram (assembly constituency no. 271)
  • Mangalkot (assembly constituency no. 272)
  • Ausgram (SC) (assembly constituency no. 273)
  • Bolpur (assembly constituency no. 286)
  • Nanoor (SC) (assembly constituency no. 287)
  • Labpur (assembly constituency no. 288)
  • Mayureswar (assembly constituency no. 290)
  • Prior to delimitation, Bolpur Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Ausgram (SC) (assembly constituency no. 267), Mangalkot (assembly constituency no. 281), Nanoor (SC) (assembly constituency no. 283), Bolpur (assembly constituency no. 284), Labpur (assembly constituency no. 285), Dubrajpur (assembly constituency no. 286) and Mayureswar (SC) (assembly constituency no. 290)

    Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
    General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled

    General elections 1967-2004

    Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

    References

    Bolpur (Lok Sabha constituency) Wikipedia