JALPAIGURI
Constituency no. 3 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called JALPAIGURI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
Minati Sen
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2004
1,80,605
20.29% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
AITCParash Dutta
- Votes
- 2,43,558
- Vote share
- 27.36%
- Behind by
- 1,80,605
Electors
11,04,784
Total votes polled
8,90,105
Valid votes
8,90,105
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.6%
Full result, 2004
10 candidates · 8,90,105 valid votes
Minati SenCPMwon
4,24,163
47.6%
Parash DuttaAITC
2,43,558
27.4%
Dipak Krishna BhowmikINC
1,30,255
14.6%
Nachhir Ali PramanikIND
19,316
2.2%
Subhasish DasguptaIND
18,473
2.1%
Shankar Kumar GanguliIND
14,745
1.7%
Santi Kumar SarkarBSP
13,687
1.5%
Bhim Chandra RoyIND
13,527
1.5%
Sankar DasCPI(ML)(L)
7,278
0.8%
Pabitra MaitraAMB
5,103
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DR JAYANTA KUMAR ROY | BJP | 7,66,568 | 48.57% | NIRMAL CHANDRA ROY | 86,693 |
| 2019 | Dr. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY | BJP | 7,60,145 | 50.65% | BIJOY CHANDRA BARMAN | 1,84,004 |
| 2014 | BIJOY CHANDRA BARMAN | AITC | 4,94,773 | 38.00% | MAHENDRA KUMAR ROY | 69,606 |
| 2009 | MAHENDRA KUMAR ROY | CPM | 4,69,613 | 45.54% | BARMA SUKHBILAS | 88,371 |
| 2004 | Minati Sen | CPM | 4,24,163 | 47.65% | Parash Dutta | 1,80,605 |
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 JALPAIGURI constituency in 2024?
DR JAYANTA KUMAR ROY (BJP) won JALPAIGURI in 2024, by a margin of 86,693 votes.
Which party has won JALPAIGURI the most times?
CPM, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JALPAIGURI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won JALPAIGURI the most times?
Minati Sen, with 2 wins between 1999 and 2004.
