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GEN · West Bengal

Dum Dum

Niren Ghosh (CPM) won by 1,65,672 votes (27.5%).

Electors
9,02,611
Votes polled
6,16,483
Valid votes
Turnout
68.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 27.5% (median 16.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1980 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.7%(+1.2%)
Turnout
74.1%(+3.3%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
79.0%

Winning margin over time · Dum Dum

197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202427%

Candidates

Candidates · Dum Dum 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Niren GhoshWinnerCPM3,68,21461.1%
2Barid Baran DasINC(I)2,02,54233.6%
3Kalyan Brata RoyJNP19,4003.2%
4Salil BiswasINC(U)4,6920.8%
5Ramprit GondRPI3,0810.5%
6Aniruddha BeraIND1,8900.3%
7Sahabir Prasad ShawIND1,4040.2%
8Swapan DuttaIND9270.2%
9Karuna Nidhan RoyIND7670.1%

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