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, 2009
MAHENDRA KUMAR ROY
CPM
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2009
88,371
8.57% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCBARMA SUKHBILAS
- Votes
- 3,81,242
- Vote share
- 36.97%
- Behind by
- 88,371
Electors
12,52,142
Total votes polled
10,31,290
Valid votes
10,31,290
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.4%
Full result, 2009
10 candidates · 10,31,290 valid votes
MAHENDRA KUMAR ROYCPMwon
4,69,613
45.5%
BARMA SUKHBILASINC
3,81,242
37.0%
DWIPENDRA NATH PRAMANIKBJP
94,373
9.2%
DR. DHIRENDRA NATH DASNCP
25,308
2.5%
HARI BHAKTA SARDARIND
19,295
1.9%
SANTI KUMAR SARKARBSP
14,802
1.4%
PRITHWIRAJ ROYIND
8,271
0.8%
SATYEN PRASAD ROYSWJP
6,471
0.6%
CHINMAY SARKARIND
6,206
0.6%
PABITRA MOITRAAMB
5,709
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.
