Lok Sabha · WB-20

Dum Dum

1999

Tapan Sikdar

BJPNDA (NDA)

Margin1,34,56111.3%

Winner votes6,14,47151.6%

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BJPCPMINCBSPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Tapan Sikdar BJP	6,14,471	51.6%
2	Anil Bhattacharya CPM	4,79,910	40.3%
3	Ramesh Bhattacharjee INC	85,648	7.2%
4	Bimal Krishna Biswas BSP	4,848	0.4%
5	Manas Chakraborty IND	1,862	0.2%
6	Suryya Ray NCP	1,658	0.1%
7	Prabir Ghosal IND	956	0.1%
8	Ajit Nandi IND	945	0.1%
9	Saikat Nayak IND	816	0.1%

Turnout74.5%Votes cast11,91,114Electors15,98,044

2004

Amitava Nandy

CPMLeft Front

Margin98,2527.9%

Winner votes6,19,32549.6%

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CPMBJPINCINDBSP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Amitava Nandy CPM	6,19,325	49.6%
2	Tapan Sikdar BJP	5,21,073	41.7%
3	Tapas Majumder INC	76,854	6.2%
4	Subhankar Nag IND	10,352	0.8%
5	Goutam Das BSP	9,882	0.8%
6	Krishnendu Goswami SP	4,358	0.3%
7	Ahindra Basu IND	3,704	0.3%
8	Adhikary Binoy IND	2,812	0.2%

Turnout80.9%Votes cast12,48,360Electors15,43,705

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates9 → 8

Margin range98,252 – 1,34,561

Dum Dum (WB-20): 1999 vs 2004 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots