Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Dum Dum

Tapan Sikdar (BJP) won by 1,34,561 votes (11.3%).

Electors
15,98,044
Votes polled
12,09,926
Valid votes
Turnout
75.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1999 national median: 11.3% (median 7.9%). Back to West Bengal · 1999 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 1999
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tapan SikdarWinnerBJP6,14,47151.6%
2Anil BhattacharyaCPM4,79,91040.3%
3Ramesh BhattacharjeeINC85,6487.2%
4Bimal Krishna BiswasBSP4,8480.4%
5Manas ChakrabortyIND1,8620.2%
6Suryya RayNCP1,6580.1%
7Prabir GhosalIND9560.1%
8Ajit NandiIND9450.1%
9Saikat NayakIND8160.1%

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