Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Dum Dum

Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee (CPM) won by 58,291 votes (4.8%).

Electors
15,44,506
Votes polled
12,52,429
Valid votes
Turnout
81.1%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 4.8% (median 9.4%). Back to West Bengal · 1996 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 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nirmal Kanti ChatterjeeWinnerCPM5,80,45547.4%
2Ashutosh LahaINC5,22,16442.6%
3Dibakar KunduBJP1,07,5018.8%
4Surendra Nath BiswasBSP6,4570.5%
5Ashoke Deb ChowdhuryIND4,8580.4%
6Milon Kanti ChoudhariIND2,2180.2%
7Jhoton RoyIND1,0680.1%

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