Lok Sabha constituency 17, West Bengal

Barasat

Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (AITC) won the 2024 election by 1,14,189 votes, taking 45.20% of the vote to Swapan Majumder (BJP)'s 37.70%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerAITCKakoli Ghosh Dastidar, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202445.20%runner-up 37.70%
Winning margin, 20241,14,1897.45% of votes cast
Elections on record4AITC 4

Result by result

2009 AITC 5,22,530 51.0% vs 38.9%2014 AITC 5,25,387 41.4% vs 27.8%2019 AITC 6,48,444 46.5% vs 38.6%2024 AITC 6,92,010 45.2% vs 37.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaBarasat
Seat 17
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
AITC
6,92,010
45.2%
Swapan Majumder
BJP
5,77,821
37.7%
1,14,189 votes
7.45%
80.4%
2019Lok SabhaBarasat
Seat 17
Dr. Kakoli Ghoshdastidar
AITC
6,48,444
46.5%
Mrinal Kanti Debnath
BJP
5,38,275
38.6%
1,10,169 votes
7.89%
81.2%
2014Lok SabhaBarasat
Seat 17
Dr. Kakali Ghoshdostidar
AITC
5,25,387
41.4%
Dr. Mortoza Hossain
AIFB
3,52,246
27.8%
1,73,141 votes
13.64%
83.9%
2009Lok SabhaBarasat
Seat 17
Kakali Ghosh Dastidar
AITC
5,22,530
51.0%
Sudin Chattopadhyay
AIFB
3,99,629
38.9%
1,22,901 votes
11.98%
83.6%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.