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, 2009
JASWANT SINGH
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2009
2,53,289
26.21% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
CPMJIBESH SARKAR
- Votes
- 2,44,360
- Vote share
- 25.29%
- Behind by
- 2,53,289
Electors
12,15,464
Total votes polled
9,66,371
Valid votes
9,66,371
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.5%
Full result, 2009
10 candidates · 9,66,371 valid votes
JASWANT SINGHBJPwon
4,97,649
51.5%
JIBESH SARKARCPM
2,44,360
25.3%
DAWA NARBULAINC
1,87,809
19.4%
RAM GANESH BARAIKIND
13,236
1.4%
HARIDAS THAKURBSP
5,083
0.5%
NITU JAIIND
4,786
0.5%
ABHIJIT MAJUMDARCPI(ML)(L)
3,818
0.4%
NIRANJAN SAHAAMB
3,717
0.4%
ARUN KUMAR AGARWALIND
3,227
0.3%
BAIDYANATH ROYIPFB
2,686
0.3%
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.
