Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1977-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | None |
| Current MP | Saugata Roy |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,405,981[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Khardaha Dum Dum Uttar Panihati Kamarhati Baranagar Dum Dum Rajarhat Gopalpur |
Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: দম দম লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Dum Dum in West Bengal. All the seven assembly segments of No. 16 Dum Dum (Lok Sabha constituency) are in North 24 Parganas district.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 16 Dum Dum is composed of the following segments from 2009:[2]
- Khardaha (assembly constituency no. 109)
- Dum Dum Uttar (assembly constituency no. 110)
- Panihati (assembly constituency no. 111)
- Kamarhati (assembly constituency no. 112)
- Baranagar (assembly constituency no. 113)
- Dum Dum (assembly constituency no. 114)
- Rajarhat Gopalpur (assembly constituency no. 117)
In 2004 Dum Dum Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]Rajarhat (SC) (assembly constituency no. 91), Khardaha (assembly constituency no. 134), Panihati (assembly constituency no. 135), Kamarhati (assembly constituency no. 136), Baranagar (assembly constituency no. 137), Dum Dum (assembly constituency no. 138), Belgachia East (assembly constituency no. 139)
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Dum Dum | Ashoke Krishna Dutt | Bharatiya Lok Dal[4] |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Niren Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Asutosh Laha | Indian National Congress[6] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[8] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Tapan Sikdar | Bharatiya Janata Party[10] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Tapan Sikdar | Bharatiya Janata Party[11] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Amitava Nandy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[12] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Saugata Roy | Trinamool Congress [13] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Saugata Roy | Trinamool Congress[14] |
Election results
General election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Dum Dum[14] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Saugata Roy | 4,83,244 | 42.67 | -4.37 | |
| CPI(M) | Asim Dasgupta | 3,28,310 | 28.99 | -15.95 | |
| BJP | Tapan Sikdar | 2,54,819 | 22.50 | +16.79 | |
| INC | Dhananjoy Moitra | 34,116 | 3.01 | +3.01 | |
| PDS | Dr. Ashok Kundu | 4,823 | |||
| BSP | Narendranath Ghosh | 4,077 | |||
| Independent | Sukha Ranjan Banik | 3,256 | |||
| RJSP | Satyabarata Bandopadhyay | 1,618 | |||
| CPI(ML) Red Star | Sikha Sen Roy | 1,544 | |||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 16,837 | 1.49 | --- | |
| Majority | 1,54,934 | 13.68 | -11.58 | ||
| Turnout | 11,32,644 | 80.56 | +0.07 | ||
| AITMC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
0.7 |
Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha
General election 2009
| General Election, 2009:Dum Dum[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Saugata Roy | 4,58,988 | 47.04 | ||
| CPI(M) | Amitava Nandy | 4,38,510 | 44.94 | ||
| BJP | Tapan Sikdar | 55,679 | 5.70 | ||
| BSP | Dulal Chandra Das | 9,065 | 0.92 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Pal | 8,177 | 0.83 | ||
| LNJSP | Sanatan Ray Chaudhuri | 5,285 | 0.54 | ||
| Majority | 20,478 | 2.09 | |||
| Turnout | 9,75,684 | 80.49 | |||
| AITMC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General election 2004
| General Election, 2004:Dum Dum[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | Amitava Nandy | 6,19,325 | 47.04 | ||
| BJP | Tapan Sikdar | 5,21,073 | 44.94 | ||
| INC | Tapas Majumder | 76,854 | 5.70 | ||
| Independent | Subhankar Nag | 10,352 | 0.92 | ||
| BSP | Goutam Das | 9,882 | 0.83 | ||
| SP | Krishnendu Goswami | 4,358 | 0.54 | ||
| Independent | Ahindra Basu | 4,358 | 0.54 | ||
| Independent | Binoy Adhikary | 4,358 | 0.54 | ||
| Majority | 20,478 | 2.09 | |||
| Turnout | 12,48,360 | 80.49 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 7 |
31.8 |
| Indian National Congress | 6 |  0 |
13.45 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 0 |
NA |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 26 | 3 |
33.1 |
| Communist Party of India | 3 | 1 |
3.6 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | 0 |
3.56 |
| All India Forward Bloc | 3 | 1 |
3.04 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 1 |
6.14 |
General elections 1977-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1977 | Asoke Krishna Dutt | Bharatiya Lok Dal | Indrajit Gupta | Communist Party of India[4] |
| 1980 | Niren Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Barid Baran Das | Indian National Congress (I)[5] |
| 1984 | Ashutosh Laha | Indian National Congress | Niren Ghosh | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[6] |
| 1989 | Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Ashutosh Laha | Indian National Congress[7] |
| 1991 | Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Lal Bahadur Singh | Indian National Congress[8] |
| 1996 | Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Ashutosh Laha | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1998 | Tapan Sikdar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[10] |
| 1999 | Tapan Sikdar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Anil Bhattacharya | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[11] |
| 2004 | Amitava Nandy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Tapan Sikdar | Bharatiya Janata Party[12] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Volume III Details For Assembly Segments Of Parliamentary Constituencies. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
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