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Barrackpur: In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Dinesh Trivedi from All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) won the elections by a margin of 206773 votes. The polling / voting in Barrackpur constituency in the 2019 General elections took place in Phase 5 on 6 May. The major contest is between Bharatiya Janata Party#s Arjun Singh and All India Trinamool Congress#s Dinesh Trivedi

Barrackpur 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, All India Trinamool Congress won 34 out of the 42 parliamentary seat with 39.8 percent vote share while the Communist Party of India (Marxist) managed to win just 2 seats with a 23 percent vote share.

Voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Barrackpur Lok Sabha Lok Sabha constituency. The total voter turnout was 81.66% Lok Sabha percent with 83.21% Lok Sabha percent male voters turning out to cast their votes. Meanwhile, 79.90% Lok Sabha percent of the women voters cast their votes and 10979 Lok Sabha voters pressed on the NOTA

Out of the 12 Lok Sabha candidates who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Barrackpur, 9 had to deposit their security. The voters gave their mandate in favour of Dinesh Trivedi of the All India Trinamool Congress as he defeated Subhashini Ali by a margin of 206773 votes.

Here are the past results of the Lok Sabha polls in Barrackpur constituency in West Bengal

• 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: In 15th Lok Sabha election, All India Trinamool Congress candidate had defeated Communist Party of India candidate by a margin of 56024 votes AITC candidate Dinesh Trivedi had got 428699 while CPM got Tarit Baran Topdar votes.
• 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: In 14th Lok Sabha poll, Communist Party of India candidate defated All India Trinamool Congress candidate in one-sided contest. Here, CPM candidate Tarit Baran Topdar attained 443048 votes and AITC's Arjun Singh bagged 277977 votes.
• 1999 Lok Sabha Elections: In 13th Lok Sabha election, Communist Party of India candidate defeated All India Trinamool Congress candidate with a difference of 40775 votes. Here, Communist Party of India leader Tarit Baran Topdar attained 399269 votes and All India Trinamool Congress candidate Jayanta Bhattacharya bagged 358494 votes
• 1998 Lok Sabha Elections: In 12th Lok Sabha election, Communist Party of India candidate defeated WBTC candidate with a difference of 27957 votes. Here, Communist Party of India leader Tarit Baran Topdar attained 383054 votes and WBTC candidate Adhikary Tarun bagged 355097 votes
• 1996 Lok Sabha Elections: In 11th Lok Sabha election, Communist Party of India candidate had defeated Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 50894 votes CPM candidate Tarit Baran Topdar had got 399466 while INC got Ghosal Debi votes.
• 1991 Lok Sabha Elections: In 10th Lok Sabha election, Communist Party of India candidate had defeated Indian National Congress candidate by a margin of 59852 votes CPM candidate Tarit Barban Topdar had got 324025 while INC got Devi Ghoshal votes.
• 1989 Lok Sabha Elections: In Ninth Lok Sabha election, Communist Party of India candidate defeated Indian National Congress candidate with a difference of 37091 votes. Here, Communist Party of India leader Tarit Baran Topder attained 364424 votes and Indian National Congress candidate Debi Ghosal bagged 327333 votes
• 1984 Lok Sabha Elections: In 8th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated Communist Party of India candidate by a margin of 53669 votes INC candidate Debi Ghosal had got 323483 while CPM got Mohammed Amin votes.
• 1980 Lok Sabha Elections: In 7th Lok Sabha poll, Communist Party of India candidate defated Indian National Congress candidate in one-sided contest. Here, CPM candidate Mahammed Ismail attained 266698 votes and INC(I)'s Devi Ghosal bagged 162773 votes.
• 1977 Lok Sabha Elections: In Sixth Lok Sabha poll, Indian National Congress candidate defated CPM candidate in one-sided contest. Here, INC candidate Sougata Roy attained 295551 votes and CPM's Mahammad Ismail bagged 154537 votes.
• 1971 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fifth Lok Sabha election, Communist Party of India candidate had defeated CPI candidate by a margin of 83775 votes CPM candidate Md. Ismail had got 284590 while CPI got Renu Chakraborty votes.
• 1967 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fourth Lok Sabha election, Communist Party of India candidate defeated CPI candidate with a difference of 25912 votes. Here, Communist Party of India leader M. Ismail attained 162231 votes and CPI candidate R. Chakraborty bagged 136319 votes
• 1962 Lok Sabha Elections: In Third Lok Sabha election, Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate had defeated INC candidate by a margin of 94424 votes CPI candidate Renu Chakraborty had got 228318 while INC got Ram Dhari Singh votes.
• 1957 Lok Sabha Elections: In Second Lok Sabha election, PSP candidate defeated INC candidate with a difference of 45027 votes. Here, PSP leader Bimal Coomar Ghose attained 132906 votes and INC candidate Labanya Prova Dutta bagged 87879 votes
• 1951 Lok Sabha Elections: In India's Very First Lok Sabha Polls, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated BJS candidate by a margin of 51504 votes INC candidate Das Ramananda had got 81585 while BJS got Ghosh Debprasad votes.