BARRACKPORE
Constituency no. 15 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
TARIT BARAN TOPDAR
CPM
Elections held
15
1962–2019
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 15
Margin, 1998
27,957
3.36% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
WBTCADHIKARY TARUN
- Votes
- 3,55,097
- Vote share
- 42.65%
- Behind by
- 27,957
Electors
10,25,177
Total votes polled
8,32,611
Valid votes
8,32,611
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.2%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 8,32,611 valid votes
TARIT BARAN TOPDARCPMwon
3,83,054
46.0%
ADHIKARY TARUNWBTC
3,55,097
42.6%
LAL BAHADUR SINGHINC
82,741
9.9%
PARIMAL KANTI RAYBSP
7,059
0.8%
MEENA PALCPI(ML)(L)
3,315
0.4%
PRADIP PALIND
888
0.1%
NARAYAN PODDARIND
457
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ARJUN SINGH | BJP | 4,72,994 | 42.82% | DINESH TRIVEDI | 14,857 |
| 2014 | DINESH TRIVEDI | AITC | 4,79,206 | 45.59% | SUBHASHINI ALI | 2,06,773 |
| 2009 | DINESH TRIVEDI | AITC | 4,28,699 | 49.28% | TARIT BARAN TOPDAR | 56,024 |
| 2004 | Tarit Baran Topdar | CPM | 4,43,048 | 55.77% | Arjun Singh | 1,65,071 |
| 1999 | Tarit Baran Topdar | CPM | 3,99,269 | 48.06% | Jayanta Bhattacharya | 40,775 |
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 BARRACKPORE constituency in 2019?
ARJUN SINGH (BJP) won BARRACKPORE in 2019, by a margin of 14,857 votes.
Which party has won BARRACKPORE the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 15 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARRACKPORE gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1962 to 2019.
Who has won BARRACKPORE the most times?
DINESH TRIVEDI, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
