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Lok Sabha constituency 16· General seat

Dum dum Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Dum dum? — Sougata Ray (AITC), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 70,660 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.

MP · 2024

Sougata Ray

AITC
Margin: 70,660Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Dum dum

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Sougata RayAITCCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Silbhadra Datta (BJP)Margin70,660
  2. 2019May 2019Sougata RayAITCLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Samik Bhattacharya (BJP)Margin53,002

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Sougata Ray

AITCComfortable win

votes

5,28,579

Margin

70,660(5.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Sougata Ray · AITCSilbhadra Datta · BJP
5,28,5794,57,919
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1Sougata Ray✓ WinnerAITC5,28,57941.95%
  2. 2Silbhadra DattaBJP4,57,91936.34%
  3. 3Sujan ChakrabortyCPI(M)2,40,78419.11%
  4. 4NOTA11,3340.9%
  5. 5Shekh Imanur RahmanINDDeposit lost6,4110.51%
  6. 6Swaminath KoriBSPDeposit lost3,7660.3%
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  1. 7Hirak SinhaINDDeposit lost3,1470.25%
  2. 8Banamali PandaSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost1,7390.14%
  3. 9Dulu DeyINDDeposit lost1,6940.13%
  4. 10Manika MukherjeeBharatiya Nyay-Adhikar Raksha PartyDeposit lost1,2370.1%
  5. 11Santanu MandalDemocratic Socialist Party of IndiaDeposit lost8850.07%
  6. 12Tridib BhuniaINDDeposit lost7720.06%
  7. 13Gouri BiswasINDDeposit lost7010.06%
  8. 14Subrata BhowmikMera Bharat Mahan PartyDeposit lost6040.05%
  9. 15Hari Pada BiswasMulnibasi Party of IndiaDeposit lost4740.04%
Total votes12,60,046

Deposit lost: 11 of 14 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
17,00,882

incl. service voters

Votes cast
12,60,841

incl. 6,380 postal

Turnout
74.13%
Polling stations
1,792

Turnout of men and women

Women71.9%

6,19,396 of 8,61,625 voted on EVMs

Men75.7%

6,35,056 of 8,39,212 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 45; 9 voted.

  • Candidates14 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit11
  • NOTA11,334
  • Valid votes12,48,712

Women candidates: Manika Mukherjee, Gouri Biswas

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Sougata Ray (AITC)Full result ▾
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Sougata Ray✓ WinnerAITC5,12,06242.51%
  2. 2Samik BhattacharyaBJP4,59,06038.11%
  3. 3Nepaldeb BhattacharyaCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red StarDeposit lost1,67,59013.91%
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  1. 4Saurav SahaINCDeposit lost29,0972.42%
  2. 5NOTA14,4911.2%
  3. 6Naresh Chandra BaruiBSPDeposit lost4,9740.41%
  4. 7Shankar DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red StarDeposit lost4,3790.36%
  5. 8Satya Brata BandyopadhyayRashtriya Janadhikar Suraksha PartyDeposit lost2,9640.25%
  6. 9Tarun Kumar DasSOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost2,4370.2%
  7. 10Indranil BanerjeeShiv SenaDeposit lost2,3950.2%
  8. 11Subir DasNew Democratic Party of IndiaDeposit lost2,3200.19%
  9. 12Jhuma SahaParty for Democratic SocialismDeposit lost1,7050.14%
  10. 13Amit SenguptaRashtriya Janasachetan Party (R.J.P.)Deposit lost1,1860.1%
Total votes12,04,660

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Dum dum?

Sougata Ray (AITC) won Dum dum in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,28,579 votes.

What was the winning margin in Dum dum?

Sougata Ray defeated Silbhadra Datta (BJP) by 70,660 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Dum dum?

2019: Sougata Ray (AITC)

What was the turnout in Dum dum in 2024?

74.13% — 12,60,841 of 17,00,882 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 71.9%, men's 75.7%.

How many voters does Dum dum have?

17,00,882 electors at the 2024 election — 8,39,212 men, 8,61,625 women, 45 third gender (service voters included), and 1,792 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer