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, 2014
SAUGATA ROY
AITC
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2014
1,54,934
13.68% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
CPMASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA
- Votes
- 3,28,310
- Vote share
- 28.99%
- Behind by
- 1,54,934
Electors
14,05,981
Total votes polled
11,32,644
Valid votes
11,32,644
NOTA votes
16,837
1.49% of votes polled
Turnout
80.6%
Full result, 2014
9 candidates · 11,32,644 valid votes
SAUGATA ROYAITCwon
4,83,244
42.7%
ASIM KUMAR DASGUPTACPM
3,28,310
29.0%
TAPAN SIKDARBJP
2,54,819
22.5%
DHANANJAY (SHAKTI) MOITRAINC
34,116
3.0%
ASHOK KUNDUPDS
4,823
0.4%
NARENDRA NATH GHOSH (NAREN GHOSH)BSP
4,077
0.4%
SUKHA RANJAN BANIKIND
3,256
0.3%
SATYABRATA BANDYOPADHYAYRAJSP
1,618
0.1%
SIKHA SEN ROYCPM
1,544
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
