BARRACKPORE
Constituency no. 15 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 2014
DINESH TRIVEDI
AITC
Elections held
15
1962–2019
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2014
2,06,773
19.67% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
CPMSUBHASHINI ALI
- Votes
- 2,72,433
- Vote share
- 25.92%
- Behind by
- 2,06,773
Electors
12,87,222
Total votes polled
10,51,130
Valid votes
10,51,130
NOTA votes
10,979
1.04% of votes polled
Turnout
81.7%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 10,51,130 valid votes
DINESH TRIVEDIAITCwon
4,79,206
45.6%
SUBHASHINI ALICPM
2,72,433
25.9%
RUMESH KUMAR HANDABJP
2,30,401
21.9%
SAMRAT TOPADARINC
30,491
2.9%
TAPAS SARKARBSP
5,458
0.5%
DINA SHANKAR SINGHIND
5,036
0.5%
OMPRAKASH RAJBHARCPI(ML)(L)
4,416
0.4%
OM PRAKASH SHAWIND
3,555
0.3%
GIRISH CHANDRA SINGHIND
3,132
0.3%
PRADIP CHAUDHURISUCI
2,200
0.2%
SHARMISTHA CHOUDHURYCPM
2,036
0.2%
MIHIR BISWASAAAP
1,787
0.2%
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.
