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, 2014
BIJOY CHANDRA BARMAN
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2014
69,606
5.35% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
CPMMAHENDRA KUMAR ROY
- Votes
- 4,25,167
- Vote share
- 32.65%
- Behind by
- 69,606
Electors
15,31,469
Total votes polled
13,02,117
Valid votes
13,02,117
NOTA votes
16,541
1.27% of votes polled
Turnout
85.0%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 13,02,117 valid votes
BIJOY CHANDRA BARMANAITCwon
4,94,773
38.0%
MAHENDRA KUMAR ROYCPM
4,25,167
32.6%
SATYALAL SARKARBJP
2,21,593
17.0%
SUKHBILAS BARMAINC
87,588
6.7%
KSHITISH CHANDRA MANDALBSP
12,147
0.9%
HARIBHAKTA SARDARSUCI
9,283
0.7%
SUBHAS BISWASIND
8,545
0.7%
HAREKRISHNA SARKARRPIA
7,636
0.6%
HARIPADA BARMANRJNP
6,608
0.5%
DILIP SARKARBMUP
4,900
0.4%
DHRITIMAN ROYRAJSP
4,501
0.3%
DHIRENDRA NATH ROYAMB
2,835
0.2%
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.
