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, 2009
SOMENDRA NATH MITRA
AITC
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 11 of 15
Margin, 2009
1,51,689
14.39% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
CPMSAMIK LAHIRI
- Votes
- 4,12,923
- Vote share
- 39.17%
- Behind by
- 1,51,689
Electors
13,02,398
Total votes polled
10,54,112
Valid votes
10,54,112
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.9%
Full result, 2009
10 candidates · 10,54,112 valid votes
SOMENDRA NATH MITRAAITCwon
5,64,612
53.6%
SAMIK LAHIRICPM
4,12,923
39.2%
ABHIJIT DASBJP
37,542
3.6%
MAINUDDIN CHISTYIND
9,966
0.9%
SK. NASIRUDDINSP
7,486
0.7%
HARUNAL RASID KAJINCP
7,187
0.7%
R.N. CHAUDHURYBSP
4,989
0.5%
DEBAJYOTI SENGUPTAIND
4,208
0.4%
SHYAMAL MANDALABP
2,664
0.3%
BECHU MONDALIND
2,535
0.2%
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.
