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, 2019
Dr. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
CPM
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2019
1,84,004
12.26% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
AITCBIJOY CHANDRA BARMAN
- Votes
- 5,76,141
- Vote share
- 38.39%
- Behind by
- 1,84,004
Electors
17,35,464
Total votes polled
15,00,922
Valid votes
15,00,922
NOTA votes
19,928
1.33% of votes polled
Turnout
86.5%
Full result, 2019
12 candidates · 15,00,922 valid votes
Dr. JAYANTA KUMAR ROYBJPwon
7,60,145
50.6%
BIJOY CHANDRA BARMANAITC
5,76,141
38.4%
BHAGIRATH CHANDRA ROYCPM
76,166
5.1%
MANI KUMAR DARNALINC
28,562
1.9%
SUBHASH BISWASIND
10,857
0.7%
JIBAN KRISHNA MAJUMDERBSP
8,134
0.5%
HAREKRISHNA SARKARIND
6,095
0.4%
HARIBHAKTA SARDARSUCIC
4,692
0.3%
SACHIMOHAN BARMANIND
3,413
0.2%
SUBAL CHANDRA ROYKPPU
2,685
0.2%
KHUSHI RANJAN MONDALAMB
2,205
0.1%
RANJIT KUMAR ROYSWJP
1,899
0.1%
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.
