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, 2009
SOUGATA RAY
AITC
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2009
20,478
2.10% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
CPMAMITAVA NANDY
- Votes
- 4,38,510
- Vote share
- 44.94%
- Behind by
- 20,478
Electors
12,12,220
Total votes polled
9,75,684
Valid votes
9,75,684
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.5%
Full result, 2009
6 candidates · 9,75,684 valid votes
SOUGATA RAYAITCwon
4,58,988
47.0%
AMITAVA NANDYCPM
4,38,510
44.9%
TAPAN SIKDARBJP
55,679
5.7%
DULAL CHANDRA DASBSP
9,065
0.9%
SUNIL PALIND
8,177
0.8%
SANATAN RAY CHAUDHURILJP
5,265
0.5%
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