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, 2014
S.S.AHLUWALIA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2014
1,97,239
17.27% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
AITCBHAI CHUNG BHUTIA
- Votes
- 2,91,018
- Vote share
- 25.48%
- Behind by
- 1,97,239
Electors
14,37,154
Total votes polled
11,42,009
Valid votes
11,42,009
NOTA votes
18,045
1.58% of votes polled
Turnout
79.5%
Full result, 2014
13 candidates · 11,42,009 valid votes
S.S.AHLUWALIABJPwon
4,88,257
42.8%
BHAI CHUNG BHUTIAAITC
2,91,018
25.5%
SAMAN PATHAK (SURAJ)CPM
1,67,186
14.6%
SUJAY GHATAKINC
90,076
7.9%
MAHENDRA P. LAMAIND
55,767
4.9%
RABINDRA ROY BASUNIAIND
6,100
0.5%
KAKALI MAJUMDAR (ROY)BSP
6,040
0.5%
ARUN KUMAR AGARWALIND
5,449
0.5%
GOUTAM BHATTACHARYASUCI
3,993
0.3%
SUNIL PANDITRJNP
3,043
0.3%
NIMA LAMAGRAC
2,906
0.3%
LALIT SINGHABMUP
2,100
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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.
