Dum Dum

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Victory Margin
58,291
Margin %
4.70%
Total Electors
1,544,506
Votes Polled
1,252,429
Turnout
81.10%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
7
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
West Bengal
Constituency Number
504
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

580,455
46.30%
Male
#2
Ashutosh Laha

Indian National Congress

522,164
41.70%
Male
#3
Dibakar Kundu

Bharatiya Janata Party

107,501
8.60%
Male
#4
Surendra Nath Biswas

Bahujan Samaj Party

6,457
0.50%
Male
#5
Ashoke Deb Chowdhury

Independent

4,858
0.40%
Male
#6
Milon Kanti Choudhari

Independent

2,218
0.20%
Male
#7
Jhoton Roy

Independent

1,068
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 580,455 46.30%
2 Ashutosh Laha Indian National Congress 522,164 41.70%
3 Dibakar Kundu Bharatiya Janata Party 107,501 8.60%
4 Surendra Nath Biswas Bahujan Samaj Party 6,457 0.50%
5 Ashoke Deb Chowdhury Independent 4,858 0.40%
6 Milon Kanti Choudhari Independent 2,218 0.20%
7 Jhoton Roy Independent 1,068 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) won the Dum Dum Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 58,291 votes (4.70%%).

The voter turnout in Dum Dum for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 81.10%%.

7 candidates contested from Dum Dum constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Dum Dum is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.