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, 2004
Amitava Nandy
CPM
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2004
98,252
7.87% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPTapan Sikdar
- Votes
- 5,21,073
- Vote share
- 41.74%
- Behind by
- 98,252
Electors
15,43,705
Total votes polled
12,48,360
Valid votes
12,48,360
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.9%
Full result, 2004
8 candidates · 12,48,360 valid votes
Amitava NandyCPMwon
6,19,325
49.6%
Tapan SikdarBJP
5,21,073
41.7%
Tapas MajumderINC
76,854
6.2%
Subhankar NagIND
10,352
0.8%
Goutam DasBSP
9,882
0.8%
Krishnendu GoswamiSP
4,358
0.3%
Ahindra BasuIND
3,704
0.3%
Adhikary BinoyIND
2,812
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DUM DUM constituency in 2024?
SOUGATA RAY (AITC) won DUM DUM in 2024, by a margin of 70,660 votes.
Which party has won DUM DUM the most times?
CPM, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has DUM DUM gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1977 to 2024.
Who has won DUM DUM the most times?
SOUGATA RAY, with 3 wins between 2009 and 2024.
