Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)
Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Darjeeling in West Bengal. While five assembly segments are in Darjeeling district, one assembly segment is in Kalimpong district and one assembly segment is in Uttar Dinajpur district.
| Darjeeling | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Raju Bista, MP since 2019 | |
| Incumbent | Raju Bista |
| Parliamentary Party | BJP |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1957-present |
| Reservation | None |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,437,126 |
| Assembly Constituencies | Kalimpong Darjeeling Kurseong Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) Siliguri Phansidewa (ST) Chopra |
Members of Parliament[1]
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Elected M.P. | Party Affiliation | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second | 1957-62 | Theodore Manaen | Indian National Congress | Darjeeling | |
| Third | 1962-67 | Theodore Manaen | Indian National Congress | ||
| Fourth | 1967-71 | Maitreyee Basu | Independent | ||
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Ratanlal Brahmin | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Krishna Bahadur Chhetri | Indian National Congress | ||
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Ananda Pathak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Ananda Pathak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Inderjeet | Gorkha National Liberation Front | ||
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Inderjeet | Indian National Congress | ||
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Ratna Bahadur Rai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Ananda Pathak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | S. P. Lepcha | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Dawa Narbula | Indian National Congress | ||
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Jaswant Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | S. S. Ahluwalia | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Seventeenth | 2019-incumbent | Raju Bista | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Assembly segments
Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hoghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 4 Darjeeling is composed of the following segments from 2009:[2]
- Kalimpong (assembly constituency no. 22)
- Darjeeling (assembly constituency no. 23)
- Kurseong (assembly constituency no. 24)
- Matigara-Naxalbari (SC) (assembly constituency no. 25)
- Siliguri (assembly constituency no. 26)
- Phansidewa (ST) (assembly constituency no. 27)
- Chopra (assembly constituency no. 28)
Election results
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raju Bista | 7,50,067 | 59.19 | +16.46 | |
| AITC | Amar Singh Rai | 3,36,624 | 26.56 | -1.09 | |
| INC | Sankar Malakar | 65,186 | 5.14 | -2.74 | |
| CPI (M) | Saman Pathak | 50,524 | 3.99 | -10.64 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,625 | 0.84 | ||
| Majority | 4,13,443 | 32.63 | +15.37 | ||
| Turnout | 12,69,666 | 78.80 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage | Vote change % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | 22 |  12 |
43.00 |  4 | |
| BJP | 18 | 16 |
40.00 | 23 | |
| INC | 2 | 2 |
6.29 | 4 | |
| Left | 0 | 2 |
7.57 | 24 | |
Source: Election Results 2019
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | S. S. Ahluwalia | 4,88,257 | 42.73 | +8.77 | |
| AITC | Bhaichung Bhutia | 2,91,018 | 25.47 | ||
| CPI (M) | Saman Pathak | 1,67,186 | 14.63 | -10.66 | |
| INC | Sujay Ghatak | 90,076 | 7.88 | -11.55 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 18,045 | 1.58 | --- | |
| Majority | 1,97,239 | 17.26 | -8.95 | ||
| Turnout | 11,42,009 | 80.20 | +0.70 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | -8.77 | |||
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jaswant Singh | 4,97,649 | 51.50 | +38.67 | |
| CPI (M) | Jibesh Sarkar | 2,44,360 | 25.29 | -7.99 | |
| INC | Dawa Narbula | 1,87,809 | 19.43 | -25.27 | |
| Independent | Ram Ganesh Baraik | 13,236 | 1.37 | +1.37 | |
| BSP | Haridas Thakur | 5,083 | 0.53 | -0.68 | |
| Independent | Nitu Jai | 4,786 | 0.50 | +0.50 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Abhijit Majumdar | 3,818 | 0.40 | 0 | |
| Amra Bangalee | Niranjan Saha | 3,717 | 0.38 | 0 | |
| Independent | Arun Kumar Agarwal | 3,227 | 0.33 | 0 | |
| IPFB | Baidyanath Roy | 2,686 | 0.28 | 0 | |
| Majority | 2,53,289 | 26.21 | +14.79 | ||
| Turnout | 9,66,371 | 79.50 | +8.39 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dawa Narbula | 3,96,973 | |||
| CPI (M) | Moni Thapa | 2,95,557 | |||
| BJP | Dr. G.S. Yonzone | 1,13,972 | |||
| Independent | Sanjay Thakuri | 20,988 | |||
| Independent | Mohan Chhetri | 14,857 | |||
| Independent | Raju Bhatta | 11,112 | |||
| BSP | Bimal Dutta | 10,758 | |||
| Amra Bangalee | Kishalay Kanti Sharma | 8,695 | |||
| Independent | Lalit Barman | 8,690 | |||
| Independent | Tika Pradhan | 6481 | |||
| Majority | 1,01,416 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,88,083 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
General elections 1957-2014[1]
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Voter Turnout | Winner | Runners up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | %age | Candidate | %age | Party | Candidate | %age | Party | |
| 1957 | 769,330 | 41.67 | Theodore Manaen | 43.27 | Indian National Congress | Ratan Lal Brahman | 35.63 | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | 197,796 | 46.97 | Theodore Manaen | 35.03 | Indian National Congress | Ratan Lal Brahman | 30.57 | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | 258,528 | 58.39 | M. Basu | 39.27 | Independent | Theodore Manaen | 38.54 | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | 268.931 | 53.54 | Ratan Lal Brahman | 33.19 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | G.S. Gurung | 28.36 | IGL |
| 1977 | 2,72,140 | 43.35 | Krishna Bahadur Chhetri | 41.81 | INC(I) | Ratan Lal Brahman | 34.75 | CPI(M) |
| 1980 | 419.40 | 56.66 | Ananda Pathak | 45.75 | CPI(M) | Krishna Bahadur Chhetri | 41.27 | INC(I) |
| 1984 | 5,61,740 | 68.13 | Ananda Pathak | 41.96 | CPI(M) | Dawa Narbula | 41.71 | INC |
| 1989 | 7,88,360 | 74.26 | Inderjeet | 56.49 | GNLF | Ananda Pathak | 37.65 | CPI(M) |
| 1991 | 7,62,890 | 69.59 | Inderjeet | 48.07 | INC | Ananda Pathak | 41.04 | CPI (M) |
| 1996 | 8,43,300 | 69.52 | R.B. Rai | 45.91 | CPI(M) | Krishna Bahadur Chhetri | 36.00 | INC |
| 1998 | 6,41,280 | 51.78 | Ananda Pathak | 44.75 | CPI(M) | Prasanta Nandy | 25.21 | INC |
| 1999 | 5,90,020 | 46.21 | S.P. Lepcha | 44.24 | CPI (M) | Nar Bahadur Khatiwara | 24.96 | INC |
| 2004 | 8,88,320 | 71.11 | Dawa Narbula | 44.70 | INC | Moni Thapa | 33.28 | CPI(M) |
| 2009 | 9,66,371 | 79.51 | Jaswant Singh | 51.50 | BJP | Jibesh Sarkar | 25.29 | CPI(M) |
| 2014 | 11,42,009 | 80.20 | S.S. Ahluwalia | 42.75 | BJP | Bhaichung Bhutia | 25.48 | TMC |
| 2019 | 12,67,270 | 78.71 | Raju Bista | 59.19 | BJP | Amar Singh Rai | 26.56 | TMC |
See also
- Darjeeling district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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