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, 2004
Dawa Narbula
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2004
1,01,416
11.42% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
CPMMoni Thapa
- Votes
- 2,95,557
- Vote share
- 33.28%
- Behind by
- 1,01,416
Electors
12,49,238
Total votes polled
8,88,083
Valid votes
8,88,083
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.1%
Full result, 2004
10 candidates · 8,88,083 valid votes
Dawa NarbulaINCwon
3,96,973
44.7%
Moni ThapaCPM
2,95,557
33.3%
Dr. G. S. YonzoneBJP
1,13,972
12.8%
Sanjay ThakuriIND
20,988
2.4%
Mohan ChhetriIND
14,857
1.7%
Raju BhattaIND
11,112
1.3%
Bimal DuttaBSP
10,758
1.2%
Kishalay Kanti SharmaIND
8,695
1.0%
Lalit BarmanIND
8,690
1.0%
Tika PradhanIND
6,481
0.7%
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.
