BIRBHUM
Constituency no. 42 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2004
Ram Chandra Dome
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 2004
1,91,612
26.46% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCGopal Chandra Das
- Votes
- 1,80,682
- Vote share
- 24.95%
- Behind by
- 1,91,612
Electors
10,29,870
Total votes polled
7,24,061
Valid votes
7,24,061
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.3%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 7,24,061 valid votes
Ram Chandra DomeCPMwon
3,72,294
51.4%
Gopal Chandra DasINC
1,80,682
24.9%
Arjun SahaBJP
1,40,196
19.4%
Braja Mohon DasIND
14,762
2.0%
Chinta SarkarJD(S)
9,594
1.3%
Kartik Chandra DasBSP
6,533
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SATABDI ROY | AITC | 7,17,961 | 47.00% | DEBTANU BHATTACHARYA | 1,97,650 |
| 2019 | SATABDI ROY | AITC | 6,54,077 | 45.13% | DUDH KUMAR MONDAL | 88,924 |
| 2014 | SATABDI ROY | AITC | 4,60,568 | 36.10% | DR. ELAHI KAMRE MAHAMMAD | 67,263 |
| 2009 | SATABDI ROY | AITC | 4,86,553 | 47.82% | BRAJA MUKHERJEE | 61,519 |
| 2004 | Ram Chandra Dome | CPM | 3,72,294 | 51.42% | Gopal Chandra Das | 1,91,612 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above