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, 2009
MANOHAR TIRKEY
RSP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
RSP
won 10 of 13
Margin, 2009
1,12,822
12.08% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
AITCPABAN KUMAR LAKRA
- Votes
- 2,72,068
- Vote share
- 29.14%
- Behind by
- 1,12,822
Electors
12,29,301
Total votes polled
9,33,734
Valid votes
9,33,734
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.0%
Full result, 2009
9 candidates · 9,33,734 valid votes
MANOHAR TIRKEYRSPwon
3,84,890
41.2%
PABAN KUMAR LAKRAAITC
2,72,068
29.1%
MANOJ TIGGABJP
1,99,843
21.4%
JOACHIM BAXLAIND
18,855
2.0%
PAULDEXION KHARIYAIND
16,856
1.8%
ELIAS NARJINARYBSP
14,155
1.5%
BILKAN BARASWJP
9,659
1.0%
THADDEUS LAKRAIND
8,750
0.9%
KAMAL LAMAIND
8,658
0.9%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the ALIPURDUARS constituency in 2024?
MANOJ TIGGA (BJP) won ALIPURDUARS in 2024, by a margin of 75,447 votes.
Which party has won ALIPURDUARS the most times?
RSP, with 10 of the 13 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has ALIPURDUARS gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1977 to 2024.
Who has won ALIPURDUARS the most times?
PIUS TIRKEY, with 4 wins between 1977 and 1991.
