BARASAT
Constituency no. 17 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called BARASAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2009
KAKALI GHOSH DASTIDAR
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
AITC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2009
1,22,901
11.98% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
AIFBSUDIN CHATTOPADHYAY
- Votes
- 3,99,629
- Vote share
- 38.97%
- Behind by
- 1,22,901
Electors
12,26,654
Total votes polled
10,25,539
Valid votes
10,25,539
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.6%
Full result, 2009
8 candidates · 10,25,539 valid votes
KAKALI GHOSH DASTIDARAITCwon
5,22,530
51.0%
SUDIN CHATTOPADHYAYAIFB
3,99,629
39.0%
BRATIN SENGUPTABJP
55,353
5.4%
ARUN KUMAR BISWASBSP
18,381
1.8%
DR. BHASKAR GHOSHAUDF
9,161
0.9%
KUMARI KAMALA DASIND
7,527
0.7%
SUBRATA BOSEIND
6,913
0.7%
WALIUR RAHAMANMUL
6,045
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KAKOLI GHOSH DASTIDAR | AITC | 6,92,010 | 45.15% | SWAPAN MAJUMDER | 1,14,189 |
| 2019 | Dr. Kakoli Ghoshdastidar | AITC | 6,48,444 | 46.47% | Mrinal Kanti Debnath | 1,10,169 |
| 2014 | DR. KAKALI GHOSHDOSTIDAR | AITC | 5,25,387 | 41.39% | DR. MORTOZA HOSSAIN | 1,73,141 |
| 2009 | KAKALI GHOSH DASTIDAR | AITC | 5,22,530 | 50.95% | SUDIN CHATTOPADHYAY | 1,22,901 |
| 2004 | Subrata Bose | AIFB | 5,20,384 | 45.13% | Dr. Ranjit Kumar Panja | 12,160 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above