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, 1999
S.P. Lepcha
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 1999
1,11,969
19.29% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCNar Bahadur Khatiwara
- Votes
- 1,44,857
- Vote share
- 24.96%
- Behind by
- 1,11,969
Electors
12,76,753
Total votes polled
5,80,471
Valid votes
5,80,471
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.5%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 5,80,471 valid votes
S.P. LepchaCPMwon
2,56,826
44.2%
Nar Bahadur KhatiwaraINC
1,44,857
25.0%
Tarun RoyAITC
1,27,603
22.0%
R.B.RaiIND
31,719
5.5%
Sunil RoyIND
11,797
2.0%
Krishna Bhakta PaurelIND
5,118
0.9%
Sampad RoyIND
2,551
0.4%
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.
