Birbhum, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results

Birbhum (West Bengal) was won by Satabdi Roy (All India Trinamool Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 88,924 votes over Dudh Kumar Mondal. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Birbhum, West Bengal, from 1951 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1951–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Anil Kumar Chanda Indian National Congress 116,734 23.2% Kamal Krishna Das (Indian National Congress) 7,012 (1.4 pts)
1957 Kamal Krishna Das Indian National Congress 239,745 32.5% Anil Kumar Chanda (Indian National Congress) 41,998 (5.7 pts)
1962 Sisir Kumar Saha Indian National Congress 74,573 43.2% Mrityunjay Mandal (FB) 32,404 (18.8 pts)
1967 S. K. Saha Indian National Congress 83,696 36.3% G. Bauri (All India Forward Bloc) 32,217 (14.0 pts)
1971 Gadadhar Saha CPI (Marxist) 80,712 39.6% Kanai Saha (Indian National Congress) 8,385 (4.1 pts)
1977 Gadadhar Saha CPI (Marxist) 136,517 49.0% Birendaban Saha (Indian National Congress) 30,549 (11.0 pts)
1980 Gadadhar Saha CPI (Marxist) 223,756 51.9% Badal Chandra Bagdi (Congress (I)) 40,663 (9.4 pts)
1984 Gadahar Saha CPI (Marxist) 278,155 50.3% Badal Bagdi (Indian National Congress) 13,481 (2.4 pts)
1989 Dome Ramchandra CPI (Marxist) 345,898 50.9% Badal Bagdi (Indian National Congress) 61,949 (9.1 pts)
1991 Dome Ramchandra CPI (Marxist) 334,307 49.7% Subhendu Mondal (Indian National Congress) 163,031 (24.2 pts)
1996 Ramchandra Dome CPI (Marxist) 402,893 50.4% Mamata Saha (Indian National Congress) 111,020 (13.9 pts)
1998 Dome Ram Chandra CPI (Marxist) 380,314 49.1% Dr Madan Lal Choudhury (Bharatiya Janata Party) 161,512 (20.8 pts)
1999 Ram Chandra Dome CPI (Marxist) 373,687 51.6% Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury (Bharatiya Janata Party) 157,156 (21.7 pts)
2004 Ram Chandra Dome CPI (Marxist) 372,294 51.4% Gopal Chandra Das (Indian National Congress) 191,612 (26.5 pts)
2009 Satabdi Roy All India Trinamool Congress 486,553 47.8% Braja Mukherjee (CPI (Marxist)) 61,519 (6.0 pts)
2014 Satabdi Roy All India Trinamool Congress 460,568 36.1% Dr. Elahi Kamre Mahammad (CPI (Marxist)) 67,263 (5.3 pts)
2019 Satabdi Roy All India Trinamool Congress 654,077 45.5% Dudh Kumar Mondal (Bharatiya Janata Party) 88,924 (6.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Anil Kumar Chanda Indian National Congress 116,734 23.2%
Kamal Krishna Das Indian National Congress 109,722 21.8%
Nitya Narayan Bandopadhyaya Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh 90,311 17.9%
Mihir Lal Chattopadhyaya KMPP 58,904 11.7%
Dhirendra Nath Rai Independent 41,237 8.2%
Umapati Mitra Samajwadi Party 38,919 7.7%
Kashi Nath Saha Samajwadi Party 27,082 5.4%
Sudhir Kumar Ghose Revolutionary Socialist Party 20,501 4.1%

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kamal Krishna Das Indian National Congress 239,745 32.5%
Anil Kumar Chanda Indian National Congress 197,747 26.8%
Manmatha Nath Das Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh 169,045 22.9%
Nitya Narayan Banerjee Hindustan Mazdoor Sevak Sangh 131,376 17.8%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sisir Kumar Saha Indian National Congress 74,573 43.2%
Mrityunjay Mandal FB 42,169 24.4%
Kashinath Saha Praja Socialist Party 31,428 18.2%
Kamal Krishna Das Independent 24,641 14.3%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. K. Saha Indian National Congress 83,696 36.3%
G. Bauri All India Forward Bloc 51,479 22.3%
B.Saha Independent 51,076 22.1%
R. Sarma Independent 36,403 15.8%
S. D. Das Independent 8,131 3.5%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gadadhar Saha CPI (Marxist) 80,712 39.6%
Kanai Saha Indian National Congress 72,327 35.5%
Sankar Bauri All India Forward Bloc 40,176 19.7%
Sristi Dhar Josh Congress (O) 10,675 5.2%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gadadhar Saha CPI (Marxist) 136,517 49.0%
Birendaban Saha Indian National Congress 105,968 38.0%
Brajagopal Saha SUC 19,913 7.1%
Kanai Saha Independent 16,206 5.8%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gadadhar Saha CPI (Marxist) 223,756 51.9%
Badal Chandra Bagdi Congress (I) 183,093 42.5%
Baidya Nath Mal SUC 15,189 3.5%
Golak Pati Mandal Janata Party (Secular) 4,632 1.1%
Kanai Saha Janata Party 2,979 0.7%
Ranjit Mal Independent 1,404 0.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gadahar Saha CPI (Marxist) 278,155 50.3%
Badal Bagdi Indian National Congress 264,674 47.9%
Asim Saha SUC 8,930 1.6%
Ranjit Kumar Mal Independent 1,019 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dome Ramchandra CPI (Marxist) 345,898 50.9%
Badal Bagdi Indian National Congress 283,949 41.8%
Dukari Saha Indian Union Muslim League 24,076 3.5%
Baidyanatha Mal Independent 14,229 2.1%
Mondal Basudev JNP (JP) 10,026 1.5%
Ranajit Mal Independent 1,621 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dome Ramchandra CPI (Marxist) 334,307 49.7%
Subhendu Mondal Indian National Congress 171,276 25.5%
Biswanath Mondal Bharatiya Janata Party 140,944 21.0%
Asim Saha Independent 14,282 2.1%
Onkar Rabidas DDP 5,816 0.9%
Dukari Saha Indian Union Muslim League 3,789 0.6%
Asish Kumar Saba Independent 2,152 0.3%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ramchandra Dome CPI (Marxist) 402,893 50.4%
Mamata Saha Indian National Congress 291,873 36.5%
Biswanath Mondal Bharatiya Janata Party 88,343 11.0%
Asim Saha Independent 9,370 1.2%
Onkar Rabidas Independent 5,759 0.7%
Prakash Mondal Independent 1,877 0.2%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dome Ram Chandra CPI (Marxist) 380,314 49.1%
Dr Madan Lal Choudhury Bharatiya Janata Party 218,802 28.2%
Asit Kr Mal Indian National Congress 164,555 21.2%
Braja Mohan Das Independent 5,632 0.7%
Nani Gopal Das Independent 4,146 0.5%
Sadhan Saha Independent 1,672 0.2%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Chandra Dome CPI (Marxist) 373,687 51.6%
Dr. Madan Lal Choudhury Bharatiya Janata Party 216,531 29.9%
Asit Kumar Mal Indian National Congress 126,305 17.5%
Brajo Mohon Das Independent 4,808 0.7%
Narayan Chandra Das Janata Party 2,229 0.3%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ram Chandra Dome CPI (Marxist) 372,294 51.4%
Gopal Chandra Das Indian National Congress 180,682 25.0%
Arjun Saha Bharatiya Janata Party 140,196 19.4%
Braja Mohon Das Independent 14,762 2.0%
Chinta Sarkar Janata Dal (Secular) 9,594 1.3%
Kartik Chandra Das Bahujan Samaj Party 6,533 0.9%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Satabdi Roy All India Trinamool Congress 486,553 47.8%
Braja Mukherjee CPI (Marxist) 425,034 41.8%
Tapas Mukherjee Bharatiya Janata Party 47,068 4.6%
Asgar Ali (Gajlu) Samajwadi Party 17,177 1.7%
Shib Ratan Sharma JMM 15,919 1.6%
Radheshyam Singh Bahujan Samaj Party 13,388 1.3%
Moulana Najrul Hak AUDF 12,354 1.2%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Satabdi Roy All India Trinamool Congress 460,568 36.1%
Dr. Elahi Kamre Mahammad CPI (Marxist) 393,305 30.8%
Joy Banerjee Bharatiya Janata Party 235,753 18.5%
Syed Siraj Jimmi Indian National Congress 132,084 10.4%
None Of The Above Independent 14,557 1.1%
Shibratan Sharma JMM 7,989 0.6%
Prasanta Roy Samajwadi Party 7,194 0.6%
Prabir Mukhopadhyay Bahujan Samaj Party 7,141 0.6%
Ayesha Khatun SUCI(C) 6,593 0.5%
Suttam Das Independent 5,448 0.4%
Sajal Das BMP 2,982 0.2%
Nurul Islam Janata Dal (United) 2,205 0.2%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Satabdi Roy All India Trinamool Congress 654,077 45.5%
Dudh Kumar Mondal Bharatiya Janata Party 565,153 39.3%
Karim Rezaul CPI (Marxist) 96,763 6.7%
Imam Hossain Indian National Congress 75,546 5.3%
Ahamed Faruk RJP 15,171 1.1%
Prabir Mukhopadhyay Bahujan Samaj Party 9,467 0.7%
Md. Firoj Ali BNJD 9,400 0.7%
Ayesha Khatun SUCI(C) 6,000 0.4%
Chittaranjan Hansda Independent 5,528 0.4%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1951: Indian National Congress margin 1.4 pts 1957: Indian National Congress margin 5.7 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 18.8 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 14.0 pts 1971: CPI (Marxist) margin 4.1 pts 1977: CPI (Marxist) margin 11.0 pts 1980: CPI (Marxist) margin 9.4 pts 1984: CPI (Marxist) margin 2.4 pts 1989: CPI (Marxist) margin 9.1 pts 1991: CPI (Marxist) margin 24.2 pts 1996: CPI (Marxist) margin 13.9 pts 1998: CPI (Marxist) margin 20.8 pts 1999: CPI (Marxist) margin 21.7 pts 2004: CPI (Marxist) margin 26.5 pts 2009: All India Trinamool Congress margin 6.0 pts 2014: All India Trinamool Congress margin 5.3 pts 2019: All India Trinamool Congress margin 6.2 pts 1951 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Birbhum has been contested at 17 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, CPI (Marxist), All India Trinamool Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Birbhum in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Satabdi Roy (All India Trinamool Congress) won Birbhum, West Bengal, in 2019 with 654,077 votes (45.5%), a margin of 88,924 votes over Dudh Kumar Mondal.

Which parties have won Birbhum since 1951?

Since 1951, Birbhum has been won by: All India Trinamool Congress, CPI (Marxist), Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Birbhum?

The closest result on record for Birbhum was 1951, when Indian National Congress beat Indian National Congress by just 7,012 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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