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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AITCSOUGATA RAY | BJPSILBHADRA DATTA | 70,660 | 5.61% | 14 | — |
| 2019 | AITCSOUGATA RAY | BJPSAMIK BHATTACHARYA | 53,002 | 4.40% | 12 | 76.9% |
| 2014 | AITCSAUGATA ROY | CPMASIM KUMAR DASGUPTA | 1,54,934 | 13.68% | 9 | 80.6% |
| 2009 | AITCSOUGATA RAY | CPMAMITAVA NANDY | 20,478 | 2.10% | 6 | 80.5% |
| 20041973 boundaries | CPMAmitava Nandy | BJPTapan Sikdar | 98,252 | 7.87% | 8 | 80.9% |
| 19991973 boundaries | BJPTapan Sikdar | CPMAnil Bhattacharya | 1,34,561 | 11.30% | 9 | 74.5% |
| 19981973 boundaries | BJPTAPAN SIKDAR | CPMNIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE | 1,37,405 | 11.03% | 9 | 79.8% |
| 19961973 boundaries | CPMNIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE | INCASHUTOSH LAHA | 58,291 | 4.76% | 7 | 79.3% |
| 19911973 boundaries | CPMNIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE | INCLAL BAHADUR SINGH | 1,04,865 | 10.82% | 8 | 73.2% |
| 19891973 boundaries | CPMNIRMAL KANTI CHATTERJEE | INCASUTOSH LAW | 1,17,004 | 11.60% | 4 | 77.7% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCASUTOSH LAW | CPMNIREN GHOSH | 2,703 | 0.36% | 2 | 75.7% |
| 19801973 boundaries | CPMNIREN GHOSH | INC(I)BARID BARAN DAS | 1,65,672 | 27.48% | 9 | 66.8% |
| 19771973 boundaries | BLDASOKE KRISHNA DUTT | CPIINDRAJIT GUPTA | 21,780 | 5.16% | 3 | 60.4% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
