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, 2014
DR. KAKALI GHOSHDOSTIDAR
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
AITC
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2014
1,73,141
13.64% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
AIFBDR. MORTOZA HOSSAIN
- Votes
- 3,52,246
- Vote share
- 27.75%
- Behind by
- 1,73,141
Electors
15,12,792
Total votes polled
12,69,331
Valid votes
12,69,331
NOTA votes
12,700
1.00% of votes polled
Turnout
83.9%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 12,69,331 valid votes
DR. KAKALI GHOSHDOSTIDARAITCwon
5,25,387
41.4%
DR. MORTOZA HOSSAINAIFB
3,52,246
27.8%
P.C. SORCAR JUNIORBJP
2,96,608
23.4%
RIJU GHOSALINC
40,660
3.2%
SUKUMAR BALABSP
12,178
1.0%
MORTTAJA HOSENIND
6,911
0.5%
MD. RAFIKUL ISLAMWPOI
6,895
0.5%
SHRI KAUSHIK DAS GUPTAIND
6,375
0.5%
KALYAN BASAKIND
4,122
0.3%
PARESH CHANDRA GHOSHSUCI
2,439
0.2%
BIKASH HAZRABMUP
1,478
0.1%
SUKLA BHUIMALICPM
1,332
0.1%
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