Lok Sabha constituency 21, West Bengal

Diamond Harbour

Abhishek Banerjee (AITC) won the 2014 election by 71,298 votes, taking 40.31% of the vote to Dr. Abul Hasnat (CPM)'s 34.70%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerAITCAbhishek Banerjee, 2014
Winner's vote share, 201440.31%runner-up 34.70%
Winning margin, 201471,2985.65% of votes cast
Elections on record2AITC 2

Result by result

2009 AITC 5,64,612 53.6% vs 39.2%2014 AITC 5,08,481 40.3% vs 34.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2014Lok SabhaDiamond Harbour
Seat 21
Abhishek Banerjee
AITC
5,08,481
40.3%
Dr. Abul Hasnat
CPM
4,37,183
34.7%
71,298 votes
5.65%
81.1%
2009Lok SabhaDiamond Harbour
Seat 21
Somendra Nath Mitra
AITC
5,64,612
53.6%
Samik Lahiri
CPM
4,12,923
39.2%
1,51,689 votes
14.39%
80.9%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.