Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
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Interactive Map Outlining Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha Constituency
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Assembly constituencies |
Diamond Harbour Falta Satgachhia Bishnupur Maheshtala Budge Budge Metiaburuz |
| Established | 1952–Present |
| Total electors | 1,712,612 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 Parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Diamond Harbour in West Bengal. All the seven legislative assembly segments of No. 21 Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency are in South 24 Parganas district.
Legislative Assembly Segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the Delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following legislative assembly segments from 2009:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | Diamond Harbour | None | South 24 Parganas | AITC | Pannalal Halder |
| 144 | Falta | None | South 24 Parganas | AITC | Sankar Kumar Naskar |
| 145 | Satgachhia | None | South 24 Parganas | AITC | Mohan Chandra Naskar |
| 146 | Bishnupur | SC | South 24 Parganas | AITC | Dilip Mondal |
| 155 | Maheshtala | None | South 24 Parganas | AITC | Dulal Chandra Das |
| 156 | Budge Budge | None | South 24 Parganas | AITC | Ashok Kumar Deb |
| 157 | Metiaburuz | None | South 24 Parganas | AITC | Abdul Khaleque Molla |
Members of Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-1957 | Diamond Harbour | Kamal Basu | Communist Party of India | |
| Purnendu Sekhar Naskar | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Second | 1957-1962 | Purnendu Sekhar Naskar | |||
| Kansari Halder | Communist Party of India | ||||
| Third | 1962-1967 | Sudhansu Bhusan Das | Indian National Congress | ||
| Fourth | 1967-1971 | Jyotirmoy Basu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| Fifth | 1971-1977 | Jyotirmoy Basu | |||
| Sixth | 1977-1980 | Jyotirmoy Basu | |||
| Seventh | 1980-1982 | Jyotirmoy Basu | |||
| Seventh | 1982-1984 (Bye) | Amal Dutta | |||
| Eighth | 1984-1989 | Amal Dutta | |||
| Ninth | 1989-1991 | Amal Dutta | |||
| Tenth | 1991-1996 | Amal Dutta | |||
| Eleventh | 1996-1998 | Samik Lahiri | |||
| Twelfth | 1998-1999 | Samik Lahiri | |||
| Thirteenth | 1999-2004 | Samik Lahiri | |||
| Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | Samik Lahiri | |||
| Fifteenth | 2009-2014 | Somendra Nath Mitra | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
| Sixteenth | 2014-2019 | Abhishek Banerjee | |||
| Seventeenth | 2019-Incumbent | Abhishek Banerjee | |||
Election Results
General Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abhishek Banerjee | 791,127 | 56.13 | +15.82 | |
| BJP | Nilanjan Roy | 4,70,533 | 33.39 | +17.46 | |
| CPI(M) | Fuad Halim | 93,941 | 6.66 | -28.00 | |
| INC | Soumya Aich Roy | 19,828 | 1.4 | -3.6 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,247 | 1.15 | ||
| Majority | 3,20,594 | 22.76 | |||
| Turnout | 14,09,373 | 81.98 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Abhishek Banerjee | 508,481 | 40.31 | -13.25 | |
| CPI(M) | Abul Hasnat | 437,187 | 34.66 | -4.51 | |
| BJP | Abhijit Das | 200,858 | 15.92 | +12.36 | |
| INC | Md. Qamaruzzaman Qamar | 63,047 | 5.00 | +5.00 | |
| Independent | Sudip Kumar Saha | 8,740 | |||
| Independent | Sougata Ghosh | 6,634 | |||
| Independent | Sailen Sadhukhan | 6,633 | |||
| Independent | Bechu Mondal | 3,607 | |||
| WPOI | Nazma Yasmeen | 3,272 | |||
| BSP | Dilip Kumar Mondal | 2,892 | |||
| SUCI(C) | Ajay Ghosh | 2,529 | |||
| IUML | Jaynal Abedin Mondal | 1,856 | |||
| Independent | Bijan Majumder | 1,348 | |||
| PDS | Samir Putatunda | 1,322 | |||
| RJP | Habibur Rahman Molla | 1,260 | |||
| Independent | Alok Sen | 977 | |||
| None of the Above | None Of The Above | 10,657 | 0.84 | --- | |
| Majority | 71,298 | 5.65 | -8.74 | ||
| Turnout | 12,61,296 | 81.06 | |||
| AITC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Somendra Nath Mitra | 564,612 | 53.56 | ||
| CPI(M) | Samik Lahiri | 412,923 | 39.17 | ||
| BJP | Abhijit Das | 37,542 | 2.88 | ||
| Independent | Mainuddin Chisty | 9,966 | 0.77 | ||
| SP | Sk Nasiruddin | 7,486 | 0.57 | ||
| NCP | Harunal Rashid Kaji | 7,187 | 0.55 | ||
| BSP | R.N. Chaudhury | 4,989 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Debajyoti Sengupta | 4,282 | 0.32 | ||
| ABP | Shyamal Mondal | 2,664 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Bechu Mondal | 2,535 | 0.19 | ||
| Majority | 151,689 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,054,112 | 80.94 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 19 |
 18
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31.8 |
| Indian National Congress | 6 |
0
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13.45 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 1 |
1
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NA |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 9 |
 17
|
33.1 |
| Communist Party of India | 2 |
1
|
3.6 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2 |
1
|
3.56 |
| Forward bloc | 2 |
1
|
3.04 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 |
1
|
6.14 |
General Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samik Lahiri | 430,590 | 51.60 | ||
| AITC | Saugata Roy | 277,106 | 33.20 | ||
| INC | Daulat Ali Sheikh | 92,807 | 11.10 | ||
| Independent | Sheikh Nasir Uddin | 8427 | 1.00 | ||
| NCP | Abdur Rauf Baidya | 5559 | 0.70 | ||
| INL | Zameerul Hasssan | 4989 | 0.50 | ||
| Independent | Mainuddin Chisty | 5559 | 0.50 | ||
| BSP | Dhirendra Nath Mondal | 4455 | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | Bechu Mondal | 4001 | 0.40 | ||
| Bangla Congress | Mala Banerjee | 3663 | 0.30 | ||
| SP | Sheikh Nazrul Islam | 3411 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Amit Sundar Purkait | 2592 | 0.20 | ||
| Majority | 153,784 | 18.4% | |||
| Turnout | 8,35,475 | 75.8% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samik Lahiri | 402,761 | 47.10 | ||
| AITC | Sardar Amjad Ali | 331,598 | 39.27 | ||
| INC | Daulat Ali Sheikh | 106,344 | 12.59 | ||
| Independent | Kishor Kumar Ghosh | 1165 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | Gopal Roy Safai | 1088 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | Bitan Mondal | 814 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | Bechu Mondal | 572 | 0.07 | ||
| Majority | 71,163 | 8.3% | |||
| Turnout | 8,58,209 | 75.5% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samik Lahiri | 405,048 | 45.97 | ||
| AITC | Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar | 344,092 | 39.05 | ||
| INC | Maya Ghosh | 124,335 | 14.11 | ||
| Independent | Shahadat Hossain Jamadar | 3210 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Bechu Mondal | 2229 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Ranendra Kumar Gupta | 1550 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Sambhu Mondal | 640 | 0.07 | ||
| Majority | 60,956 | 6.8% | |||
| Turnout | 8,96,052 | 79.8% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Samik Lahiri | 411,844 | 47.37 | ||
| INC | Sardar Amjad Ali | 389,318 | 44.77 | ||
| BJP | Dulal Chaudhuri | 55,518 | 6.38 | ||
| MUL | Ruhulamine Mollick | 4365 | 0.50 | ||
| SHS | Sanjib Chatterjee | 3381 | 0.39 | ||
| Independent | Jahar Biswas | 2139 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Nemai Naskar | 2010 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | Nathuni Roy | 936 | 0.11 | ||
| Majority | 22,526 | 2.5% | |||
| Turnout | 8,89,735 | 80.5% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1951-2004
Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency was a double-member constituency in 1951 and 1957. Since then it is a single-member constituency. Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below: