Darjeeling Lok Sabha — MP & election results
MP · 2024
Raju Bista
Election history — every MP of Darjeeling
2 elections · newest first
Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results
Winner
Raju Bista
votes
6,79,331
Margin
1,78,525(13.4%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Raju Bista✓ WinnerBJP6,79,33151.18%
- 2Gopal LamaAITC5,00,80637.73%
- 3Munish TamangINCDeposit lost83,3746.28%
- 4NOTA18,0211.36%
- 5Bandana RaiINDDeposit lost13,6741.03%
- 6Bishnu Prasad SharmaINDDeposit lost7,4470.56%
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- 7Bhupendra LepchaINDDeposit lost6,3950.48%
- 8Atasi BiswasKisan Mazdoor Sangharsh PartyDeposit lost4,6410.35%
- 9Pradhan MardiAmbedkarite Party of IndiaDeposit lost2,7470.21%
- 10Khushi Ranjan MandalINDDeposit lost2,3370.18%
- 11Kalicharan BarmanINDDeposit lost2,0790.16%
- 12Qamrul HaqueNorth Bengal People’s PartyDeposit lost1,8530.14%
- 13Budharu RoyKamatapur People’s Party (United)Deposit lost1,7620.13%
- 14Shahriar AlamSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost1,6140.12%
- 15Subodh PakhrinGorkha Rashtriya CongressDeposit lost1,3310.1%
Deposit lost: 12 of 14 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 17,76,898
- Votes cast
- 13,31,004
- Turnout
- 74.91%
- Polling stations
- 1,999
incl. service voters
incl. 10,827 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women74%
6,51,973 of 8,81,610 voted on EVMs
Men74.6%
6,68,192 of 8,95,247 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 41; 12 voted.
- Candidates14 (2 women)
- Lost deposit12
- NOTA18,021
- Valid votes13,09,391
Women candidates: Bandana Rai, Atasi Biswas
Past elections
Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Raju Bista (BJP)Full result ▾▴
- 1Raju Bista✓ WinnerBJP7,50,06759.19%
- 2Amar Singh RaiAITC3,36,62426.56%
- 3Sankar MalakarINCDeposit lost65,1865.14%
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- 4Saman PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red StarDeposit lost50,5243.99%
- 5Rajesh SinghINDDeposit lost15,9731.26%
- 6Nirode Chandra AdhikaryINDDeposit lost10,7190.85%
- 7NOTA10,6250.84%
- 8Harka Bahadur ChhetriAll India Jana Andolan PartyDeposit lost6,4950.51%
- 9Digbijay MandalINDDeposit lost4,1170.32%
- 10Reseeka ChettriINDDeposit lost3,3590.27%
- 11Bharat DongGorkha Rashtriya CongressDeposit lost2,9520.23%
- 12Sudip MandalBSPDeposit lost2,2590.18%
- 13Ajay DahalINDDeposit lost2,1990.17%
- 14Christopher GahatrajIndian Democratic Republican FrontDeposit lost1,6780.13%
- 15Dipak Kumar RoyKamatapur People’s Party (United)Deposit lost1,5390.12%
- 16Sunil PanditRashtriya Janasachetan Party (R.J.P.)Deposit lost1,5050.12%
- 17Tanmay DuttaSOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost1,4490.11%
Assembly segments
- 22 · KalimpongBharat Kumar ChetriBJPMargin 21,464
- 23 · DarjeelingNoman RaiBJPMargin 6,057
- 24 · KurseongSonam LamaBJPMargin 17,007
- 25 · Matigara-NaxalbariAnandamay BarmanBJPMargin 1,04,265
- 26 · SiliguriShankar GhoshBJPMargin 73,192
- 27 · PhansidewaDurga MurmuBJPMargin 45,263
- 28 · ChopraHamidul RahamanAITCMargin 69,124
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MP of Darjeeling?
Raju Bista (BJP) won Darjeeling in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 6,79,331 votes.
What was the winning margin in Darjeeling?
Raju Bista defeated Gopal Lama (AITC) by 1,78,525 votes.
Who were the previous MPs of Darjeeling?
2019: Raju Bista (BJP)
What was the turnout in Darjeeling in 2024?
74.91% — 13,31,004 of 17,76,898 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74%, men's 74.6%.
How many voters does Darjeeling have?
17,76,898 electors at the 2024 election — 8,95,247 men, 8,81,610 women, 41 third gender (service voters included), and 1,999 polling stations.
Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer