BARRACKPORE
Constituency no. 15 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 2009
DINESH TRIVEDI
AITC
Elections held
15
1962–2019
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2009
56,024
6.44% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
CPMTARIT BARAN TOPDAR
- Votes
- 3,72,675
- Vote share
- 42.84%
- Behind by
- 56,024
Electors
10,81,237
Total votes polled
8,69,968
Valid votes
8,69,968
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.5%
Full result, 2009
10 candidates · 8,69,968 valid votes
DINESH TRIVEDIAITCwon
4,28,699
49.3%
TARIT BARAN TOPDARCPM
3,72,675
42.8%
PRABHAKAR TEWARIBJP
30,970
3.6%
ASHOK SONKARBSP
9,359
1.1%
SREE RABI SHANKAR PAULIND
7,111
0.8%
BINOD KUMAR SINGHIND
5,169
0.6%
SUBRATA SENGUPTACPI(ML)(L)
5,071
0.6%
DHARMENDRA SINGHIND
4,720
0.5%
DINESH KUMAR SHARMAIND
3,322
0.4%
GOPAL RAUTIND
2,872
0.3%
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.
