DIAMOND HARBOUR
Constituency no. 21 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called DIAMOND HARBOUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1999
Samik Lahiri
CPM
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 11 of 15
Margin, 1999
71,163
8.43% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
AITCSardar Amjad Ali
- Votes
- 3,31,598
- Vote share
- 39.27%
- Behind by
- 71,163
Electors
11,36,879
Total votes polled
8,44,342
Valid votes
8,44,342
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.3%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 8,44,342 valid votes
Samik LahiriCPMwon
4,02,761
47.7%
Sardar Amjad AliAITC
3,31,598
39.3%
Sk Daulat AliINC
1,06,344
12.6%
Kishor Kumar GhoshIND
1,165
0.1%
Gopal Roy SafaiIND
1,088
0.1%
Bitan MondalIND
814
0.1%
Bechu MondalIND
572
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ABHISHEK BANERJEE | AITC | 10,48,230 | 68.47% | ABHIJIT DAS (BOBBY) | 7,10,930 |
| 2019 | ABHISHEK BANERJEE | AITC | 7,91,127 | 56.15% | NILANJAN ROY | 3,20,594 |
| 2014 | ABHISHEK BANERJEE | AITC | 5,08,481 | 40.31% | DR. ABUL HASNAT | 71,298 |
| 2009 | SOMENDRA NATH MITRA | AITC | 5,64,612 | 53.56% | SAMIK LAHIRI | 1,51,689 |
| 2004 | Samik Lahiri | CPM | 4,30,890 | 51.51% | Saugata Roy | 1,53,784 |
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 DIAMOND HARBOUR constituency in 2024?
ABHISHEK BANERJEE (AITC) won DIAMOND HARBOUR in 2024, by a margin of 7,10,930 votes.
Which party has won DIAMOND HARBOUR the most times?
CPM, with 11 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has DIAMOND HARBOUR gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won DIAMOND HARBOUR the most times?
ABHISHEK BANERJEE, with 3 wins between 2014 and 2024.
