DUM DUM
Assembly seat no. 114 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DUM DUM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2026
Arijit Bakshi
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2026
25,273
12.76% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCBratyabrata Basu
- Votes
- 73,908
- Vote share
- 37.31%
- Behind by
- 25,273
Electors
2,17,724
Total votes polled
1,98,098
Valid votes
1,98,098
NOTA votes
1,459
0.74% of votes polled
Turnout
91.0%
Full result, 2026
9 candidates · 1,98,098 valid votes
Arijit BakshiBJPwon
99,181
50.1%
Bratyabrata BasuAITC
73,908
37.3%
Mayukh BiswasCPM
20,576
10.4%
Susmita BiswasINC
1,476
0.7%
Palash SamantaIND
518
0.3%
Subrata Kumar MajumderBSP
381
0.2%
Nirendranath KarmakarSUCI
249
0.1%
Dulu DeyIND
227
0.1%
Sabir Raja AnsariAJUP
123
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arijit Bakshi | BJP | 99,181 | 50.07% | Bratyabrata Basu | 25,273 |
| 2021 | BRTYA BASU | AITC | 87,999 | 47.48% | BIMALSHANKAR NANDA | 26,731 |
| 2016 | BRATYA BASU | AITC | 81,579 | 46.73% | PALASH DAS | 9,316 |
| 2011 | BRATYA BASU | AITC | 92,635 | 57.50% | GAUTAM DEB | 31,497 |
| 2006 | REKHA GOSWAMI | CPM | 99,054 | 53.96% | UDAYAN NAMBOODIRY | 30,238 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DUM DUM assembly constituency in 2026?
Arijit Bakshi (BJP) won DUM DUM in 2026, by a margin of 25,273 votes.
Which party has won DUM DUM the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DUM DUM gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won DUM DUM the most times?
TARUN KUMAR SEN GUPTA, with 3 wins between 1962 and 1971.
