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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1981

Dum Dum

Assembly constituency 138 (GEN) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 1981

[01]Result · 1981

#138 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants4
Electors1,21,527
Votes polled76,487
Turnout62.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerS.R.GhatakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)50,77966.4% of votes
MARGIN26,496 votes · 34.6 pp50,779 − 24,283
Runner-upL.B.Singh Indian National Congress24,28331.8% of votes
CPI(M) 67.6% of top-two votesINC 32.4%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 S.R.GhatakCPI(M)50,779 66.4%
  2. 02 L.B.SinghINC24,283 31.8%
  3. 03 K.RoyJNP907 1.2%
  4. 04 S.ChatterjeeIND518 0.7%

Turnout 62.9%

025507510062.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 71.8%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 8 seats, 198171.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 76,487Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    17.6 pp
    Paresh Ram DasAll India Trinamool Congress
  2. 2021
    16.4 pp
    Paresh Ram DasAll India Trinamool Congress
  3. 2016
    10.0 pp
    Shyamal MondalAll India Trinamool Congress
  4. 2011
    12.8 pp
    Shyamal MondalAll India Trinamool Congress
  5. 2006
    16.5 pp
    Rekha GoswamiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    0.1 pp
    Arunava GhoshAll India Trinamool Congress
  7. 1996
    16.7 pp
    Sankar SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 1991
    18.8 pp
    Sankar Kumar SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  9. 1987
    22.5 pp
    Santi Ranjan GhatakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1982
    32.9 pp
    Santi Ranjan GhatakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1981
    34.6 pp
    S.R.GhatakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    42.3 pp
    Tarun Sen GuptaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1972
    46.8 pp
    Lakshmi Kanta BoseIndian National Congress
  14. 1971
    32.2 pp
    Lakshmi Kanta BasuIndian National Congress
  15. 1969
    12.0 pp
    Bejoy Kumar BanerjeeIndependent
  16. 1967
    14.1 pp
    B.K.BanerjeeIndependent
  17. 1962
    5.9 pp
    Anadi DassIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 46.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 98.1% of votes; the other 2 candidates 1.9% between them.

    (50,779 + 24,283) ÷ 76,487 = 98.1% · 1,425 ÷ 76,487 = 1.9%

  2. Turnout of 62.9% was 8.9 pp below the state's median seat (71.8%).

    62.9 − 71.8 = −8.9

  3. The margin narrowed from 42.3 pp in 1977 to 34.6 pp.

    34.6 − 42.3 = −7.7 pp

  4. CPI(M) held the seat it won in 1977.

    1977 CPI(M) · 1981 CPI(M)

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines76,487
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled76,487
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1981 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates4 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 8 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 1981 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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