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, 2019
JOHN BARLA
BJP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
RSP
won 10 of 13
Margin, 2019
2,43,989
17.68% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
AITCDASRATH TIRKEY
- Votes
- 5,06,815
- Vote share
- 36.72%
- Behind by
- 2,43,989
Electors
16,48,383
Total votes polled
13,80,217
Valid votes
13,80,217
NOTA votes
21,175
1.53% of votes polled
Turnout
83.7%
Full result, 2019
7 candidates · 13,80,217 valid votes
JOHN BARLABJPwon
7,50,804
54.4%
DASRATH TIRKEYAITC
5,06,815
36.7%
MILI ORAONRSP
54,010
3.9%
MOHANLAL BASUMATAINC
27,427
2.0%
PRASEN JAYANT KINDOIND
11,518
0.8%
GERGORY TRIKEYIND
4,303
0.3%
RABICHAN RABHASUCIC
4,165
0.3%
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.
