HOOGHLY
Constituency no. 28 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 1999
Rupchand Pal
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 10 of 16
Margin, 1999
12,485
1.36% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
AITCTapan Das Gupta
- Votes
- 4,28,189
- Vote share
- 46.58%
- Behind by
- 12,485
Electors
11,60,870
Total votes polled
9,19,250
Valid votes
9,19,250
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.2%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 9,19,250 valid votes
Rupchand PalCPMwon
4,40,674
47.9%
Tapan Das GuptaAITC
4,28,189
46.6%
Dilip NathINC
48,068
5.2%
Ajit Kumar KoleyIND
1,376
0.1%
Subhra Prosad GhoshIND
943
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RACHNA BANERJEE | AITC | 7,02,744 | 46.31% | LOCKET CHATTERJEE | 76,853 |
| 2019 | LOCKET CHATTERJEE | BJP | 6,71,448 | 46.06% | DR. RATNA DE (NAG) | 73,362 |
| 2014 | DR. RATNA DE (NAG) | AITC | 6,14,312 | 45.54% | PRADIP SAHA | 1,89,084 |
| 2009 | DR. RATNA DE (NAG) | AITC | 5,74,022 | 49.37% | RUPCHAND PAL | 81,523 |
| 2004 | Rupchand Pal | CPM | 4,96,890 | 53.72% | Indrani Mukherjee | 1,66,966 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above