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, 2019
RAJU BISTA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2019
4,13,443
32.62% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
AITCAMAR SINGH RAI
- Votes
- 3,36,624
- Vote share
- 26.56%
- Behind by
- 4,13,443
Electors
16,11,317
Total votes polled
12,67,270
Valid votes
12,67,270
NOTA votes
10,625
0.84% of votes polled
Turnout
78.7%
Full result, 2019
16 candidates · 12,67,270 valid votes
RAJU BISTABJPwon
7,50,067
59.2%
AMAR SINGH RAIAITC
3,36,624
26.6%
Sankar MalakarINC
65,186
5.1%
SAMAN PATHAKCPM
50,524
4.0%
RAJESH SINGHIND
15,973
1.3%
NIRODE CHANDRA ADHIKARYIND
10,719
0.8%
HARKA BAHADUR CHHETRIAIJAP
6,495
0.5%
DIGBIJAY MANDALIND
4,117
0.3%
RESEEKA CHETTRIIND
3,359
0.3%
BHARAT DONGGRAC
2,952
0.2%
SUDIP MANDALBSP
2,259
0.2%
AJAY DAHALIND
2,199
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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.
