DARJEELING
Constituency no. 4 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called DARJEELING. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2024
RAJU BISTA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2024
1,78,525
13.45% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
AITCGOPAL LAMA
- Votes
- 5,00,806
- Vote share
- 37.73%
- Behind by
- 1,78,525
Electors
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Total votes polled
13,27,412
Valid votes
13,27,412
NOTA votes
18,021
1.36% of votes polled
Turnout
—
Full result, 2024
14 candidates · 13,27,412 valid votes
RAJU BISTABJPwon
6,79,331
51.2%
GOPAL LAMAAITC
5,00,806
37.7%
MUNISH TAMANGINC
83,374
6.3%
BANDANA RAIIND
13,674
1.0%
BISHNU PRASAD SHARMAIND
7,447
0.6%
BHUPENDRA LEPCHAIND
6,395
0.5%
ATASI BISWASKMSP
4,641
0.3%
PRADHAN MARDIAPI
2,747
0.2%
KHUSHI RANJAN MANDALIND
2,337
0.2%
KALICHARAN BARMANIND
2,079
0.2%
QAMRUL HAQUENBPSP
1,853
0.1%
BUDHARU ROYKPSPU
1,762
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RAJU BISTA | BJP | 6,79,331 | 51.18% | GOPAL LAMA | 1,78,525 |
| 2019 | RAJU BISTA | BJP | 7,50,067 | 59.19% | AMAR SINGH RAI | 4,13,443 |
| 2014 | S.S.AHLUWALIA | BJP | 4,88,257 | 42.75% | BHAI CHUNG BHUTIA | 1,97,239 |
| 2009 | JASWANT SINGH | BJP | 4,97,649 | 51.50% | JIBESH SARKAR | 2,53,289 |
| 2004 | Dawa Narbula | INC | 3,96,973 | 44.70% | Moni Thapa | 1,01,416 |
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 DARJEELING constituency in 2024?
RAJU BISTA (BJP) won DARJEELING in 2024, by a margin of 1,78,525 votes.
Which party has won DARJEELING the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DARJEELING gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won DARJEELING the most times?
RAJU BISTA, with 2 wins between 2019 and 2024.
