DUM DUM
Constituency no. 16 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called DUM DUM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1999
Tapan Sikdar
BJP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 13
Margin, 1999
1,34,561
11.30% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
CPMAnil Bhattacharya
- Votes
- 4,79,910
- Vote share
- 40.29%
- Behind by
- 1,34,561
Electors
15,98,044
Total votes polled
11,91,114
Valid votes
11,91,114
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.5%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 11,91,114 valid votes
Tapan SikdarBJPwon
6,14,471
51.6%
Anil BhattacharyaCPM
4,79,910
40.3%
Ramesh BhattacharjeeINC
85,648
7.2%
Bimal Krishna BiswasBSP
4,848
0.4%
Manas ChakrabortyIND
1,862
0.2%
Suryya RayNCP
1,658
0.1%
Prabir GhosalIND
956
0.1%
Ajit NandiIND
945
0.1%
Saikat NayakIND
816
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SOUGATA RAY | AITC | 5,28,579 | 41.95% | SILBHADRA DATTA | 70,660 |
| 2019 | SOUGATA RAY | AITC | 5,12,062 | 42.51% | SAMIK BHATTACHARYA | 53,002 |
| 2014 | SAUGATA ROY | AITC | 4,83,244 | 42.67% | ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA | 1,54,934 |
| 2009 | SOUGATA RAY | AITC | 4,58,988 | 47.04% | AMITAVA NANDY | 20,478 |
| 2004 | Amitava Nandy | CPM | 6,19,325 | 49.61% | Tapan Sikdar | 98,252 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
