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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BJPRAJU BISTA | AITCGOPAL LAMA | 1,78,525 | 13.45% | 14 | — |
| 2019 | BJPRAJU BISTA | AITCAMAR SINGH RAI | 4,13,443 | 32.62% | 16 | 78.7% |
| 2014 | BJPS.S.AHLUWALIA | AITCBHAI CHUNG BHUTIA | 1,97,239 | 17.27% | 13 | 79.5% |
| 2009 | BJPJASWANT SINGH | CPMJIBESH SARKAR | 2,53,289 | 26.21% | 10 | 79.5% |
| 20041973 boundaries | INCDawa Narbula | CPMMoni Thapa | 1,01,416 | 11.42% | 10 | 71.1% |
| 19991973 boundaries | CPMS.P. Lepcha | INCNar Bahadur Khatiwara | 1,11,969 | 19.29% | 7 | 45.5% |
| 19981973 boundaries | CPMANANDA PATHAK | INCPRASANTA NANDY | 1,22,556 | 19.55% | 8 | 50.6% |
| 19961973 boundaries | CPMR B RAI | INCK B CHETTRI | 77,124 | 9.91% | 9 | 64.2% |
| 19911973 boundaries | INCINDER JEET | CPMANANDA PATHAK | 51,897 | 7.03% | 10 | 67.3% |
| 19891973 boundaries | GNLFINDERJEET | CPMANANDA PATHAK | 1,45,105 | 18.84% | 11 | 72.5% |
| 19841973 boundaries | CPMANANDA PRASAD PATHAK | INCDAWA NARBULA | 1,389 | 0.25% | 5 | 66.1% |
| 19801973 boundaries | CPMANANDA PATHAK | INC(I)K.B. CHETTRI | 18,161 | 4.48% | 9 | 54.8% |
| 19771973 boundaries | INCKRISHNA BAHADUR CHETTRI | CPMRATANLAL BRAHMAN | 18,480 | 7.05% | 10 | 41.9% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMRATANLALL BRAHMAN | IGLGURUNG G. S. | 12,277 | 4.83% | 5 | 50.6% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INDM. BASU | INCT. MANAEN | 1,831 | 0.74% | 4 | 56.1% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCT. MANAEN | CPIRATAN LAL BRAHMAN | 8,427 | 4.46% | 5 | 44.8% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
