Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)

Darjeeling
Existence 1957-present
Reservation None
Current MP S.S. Ahluwalia
Party BJP
Elected Year 2014
State West Bengal
Total Electors 1,437,126[1]
Assembly Constituencies Kalimpong
Darjeeling
Kurseong
Matigara-Naxalbari (SC)
Siliguri
Phansidewa (ST)
Chopra

Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency) (Bengali: দার্জিলিং লোকসভা কেন্দ্র) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Darjeeling in West Bengal. While six assembly segments are in Darjeeling district, one assembly segment is in Uttar Dinajpur district.

Assembly segments

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]

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Second1957-62DarjeelingTheodore ManaenIndian National Congress[3]
Third1962-67Theodore ManaenIndian National Congress [4]
Fourth1967-71M.BasuIndependent[5]
Fifth 1971-77Ratanlal BrahminCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
Sixth1977-80Krishna Bahadur ChhetriIndian National Congress[7]
Seventh1980-84Ananda PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[8]
Eighth1984-89Ananda PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
Ninth1989-91InderjeetGorkha National Liberation Front[10]
Tenth1991-96InderjeetIndian National Congress [11]
Eleventh1996-98R.B.RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[12]
Twelfth1998-99Ananda PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist) [13]
Thirteenth1999-04S.P.LepchaCommunist Party of India (Marist)[14]
Fourteenth2004-09Dawa NarbulaIndian National Congress[15]
Fifteenth2009-14Jaswant SinghBharatiya Janata Party[16]
Sixteenth2014-incumbentS.S. AhluwaliaBharatiya Janata Party[17]

Election results

General election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Darjeeling[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP S.S. Ahluwalia 4,88,257 42.73 -8.77
Trinamool Congress Baichung 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
Independent Mahendra P. Lama 55,767 4.88
Independent Rabindra Roy Basunia 6,100 0.53
BSP Kakali Majumdar 6,040 0.53
Independent Arun Kumar Agarwal 5,449 0.48
SUCI(C) Goutam Bhattacharya 3,993 0.35
RJP Sunil Pandit 3,043 0.27
GRC Nima Lama 2,906 0.25
BMP Lalit Singha 2,100 0.18
Amra Bangalee Niranjan Saha 2,029 0.18
NOTA None of the Above 18,045 1.58 ---
Majority 1,97,239 17.26 -8.95
Turnout 11,42,009 79.46 -0.04
BJP hold Swing -8.77
 Indian general election, 2014
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage
Trinamool Congress 34 Increase15 39.3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 Decrease7 22.7
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease2 2.3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 Decrease2 2.4
Forward Bloc 0 Decrease2 2.1
Indian National Congress 4 Decrease2 9.6
Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Increase1 16.8
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 0 Decrease1 0.7

Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Darjeeling[16]
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) Liberation 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

General Election, 2004: Darjeeling[15]
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

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year Voters Voter Turnout Winner Runners up
%age Candidate %age Party Candidate %age Party
1957 769,330 41.67 Theodore Manaen 43.27 Indian National Congress Ratanlall Brahmin 35.63 Communist Party of India[3]
1962 197,796 46.97 Theodore Manaen 35.03 Indian National Congress Ratan Lal Brahman 30.57 Communist Party of India[4]
1967 258,528 58.39 M.Basu 39.27 Independent Theodore Manaen 38.54 Indian National Congress[5]
1971 268.931 53.54 Ratanlall Brahman 33.19 Communist Party of India (Marxist) G.S.Gurung 28.36 IGL[6]
1977 2,72,140 43.35 Krishna Bahadur Chhetri 41.81 INC(I) Ratanlal Brahmin 34.75 CPI(M)[7]
1980 419.40 56.66 Ananda Pathak 45.75 CPI(M) Krishna Bahadur Chhetri 41.27 INC(I)[8]
1984 5,61,740 68.13 Ananda Pathak 41.96 CPI(M) Dawa Narbula 41.71 INC[9]
1989 7,88,360 74.26 Inderjeet 56.49 GNLF Ananda Pathak 37.65 CPI(M)[10]
1991 7,62,890 69.59 Inderjeet 48.07 INC Ananda Pathak 41.04 CPI (M)[11]
1996 8,43,300 69.52 R.B.Rai 45.91 CPI (M) Krishna Bahadur Chhetri 36.00 INC[12]
1998 6,41,280 51.78 Ananda Pathak 44.75 CPI (M) Prasanta Nandy 25.21 INC[13]
1999 5,90,020 46.21 S.P.Lepcha 44.24 CPI (M) Nar Bahadur Khatiwara 24.96 INC[14]
2004 8,88,320 71.11 Dawa Narbula 44.70 INC Moni Thapa 33.28 CPI(M)[15]
2009 9,66,371 79.51 Jaswant Singh 51.50 BJP Jibesh Sarkar 25.29 CPI(M)[16]
2014 11,42,009 80.70 SS Ahluwalia 42.75 BJP Baichung Bhutia 25.48 AITMC[17]

See also

References

  1. "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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  11. 1 2 "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  16. 1 2 3 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  18. Election Commission of India. Notification 16042014 ENG

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