ALIPURDUARS
Constituency no. 2 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called ALIPURDUARS. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 2004
Joachim Baxla
RSP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
RSP
won 10 of 13
Margin, 2004
1,45,124
17.26% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPManoj Tigga
- Votes
- 2,39,128
- Vote share
- 28.44%
- Behind by
- 1,45,124
Electors
10,45,042
Total votes polled
8,40,836
Valid votes
8,40,836
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.5%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 8,40,836 valid votes
Joachim BaxlaRSPwon
3,84,252
45.7%
Manoj TiggaBJP
2,39,128
28.4%
Ratan Lal BaraikINC
1,69,499
20.2%
Samarendra Ekka ( Pintu)IND
20,014
2.4%
Rampratap BaraikIND
14,087
1.7%
Paul Dexion KhariaIND
13,856
1.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MANOJ TIGGA | BJP | 6,95,314 | 48.92% | PRAKASH CHIK BARAIK | 75,447 |
| 2019 | JOHN BARLA | BJP | 7,50,804 | 54.40% | DASRATH TIRKEY | 2,43,989 |
| 2014 | DASRATH TIRKEY | AITC | 3,62,453 | 29.62% | MANOHAR TIRKEY | 21,397 |
| 2009 | MANOHAR TIRKEY | RSP | 3,84,890 | 41.22% | PABAN KUMAR LAKRA | 1,12,822 |
| 2004 | Joachim Baxla | RSP | 3,84,252 | 45.70% | Manoj Tigga | 1,45,124 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
