Ayush Jain

Lok Sabha constituency 16, West Bengal

Dum Dum

Sougata Ray (AITC) won the 2024 election by 70,660 votes, taking 41.90% of the vote to Silbhadra Datta (BJP)'s 36.30%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerAITCSougata Ray, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202441.90%runner-up 36.30%
Winning margin, 202470,6605.61% of votes cast
Elections on record4AITC 4

Result by result

2009 AITC 4,58,988 47.0% vs 44.9%2014 AITC 4,83,244 42.7% vs 29.0%2019 AITC 5,12,062 42.5% vs 38.1%2024 AITC 5,28,579 41.9% vs 36.3%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaDum Dum
Seat 16		Sougata Ray
AITC		5,28,579
41.9%		Silbhadra Datta
BJP		4,57,919
36.3%		70,660 votes
5.61%		74.1%
2019Lok SabhaDum Dum
Seat 16		Sougata Ray
AITC		5,12,062
42.5%		Samik Bhattacharya
BJP		4,59,060
38.1%		53,002 votes
4.40%		76.9%
2014Lok SabhaDum Dum
Seat 16		Saugata Roy
AITC		4,83,244
42.7%		Asim Kumar Dasgupta
CPM		3,28,310
29.0%		1,54,934 votes
13.68%		80.6%
2009Lok SabhaDum Dum
Seat 16		Sougata Ray
AITC		4,58,988
47.0%		Amitava Nandy
CPM		4,38,510
44.9%		20,478 votes
2.10%		80.5%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.