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, 2019
SOUGATA RAY
AITC
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2019
53,002
4.40% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
BJPSAMIK BHATTACHARYA
- Votes
- 4,59,060
- Vote share
- 38.11%
- Behind by
- 53,002
Electors
15,66,196
Total votes polled
12,04,660
Valid votes
12,04,660
NOTA votes
14,491
1.20% of votes polled
Turnout
76.9%
Full result, 2019
12 candidates · 12,04,660 valid votes
SOUGATA RAYAITCwon
5,12,062
42.5%
SAMIK BHATTACHARYABJP
4,59,060
38.1%
NEPALDEB BHATTACHARYACPM
1,67,590
13.9%
SAURAV SAHAINC
29,097
2.4%
NARESH CHANDRA BARUIBSP
4,974
0.4%
SHANKAR DASCPM
4,379
0.4%
SATYA BRATA BANDYOPADHYAYRAJSP
2,964
0.3%
TARUN KUMAR DASSUCIC
2,437
0.2%
INDRANIL BANERJEESHS
2,395
0.2%
SUBIR DASNDPOI
2,320
0.2%
JHUMA SAHAPDS
1,705
0.1%
AMIT SENGUPTARJNP
1,186
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