Darjeeling Lok Sabha election result 2024
All candidates and votes
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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Darjeeling in 2024?
Raju Bista (BJP) won with 6,79,331 votes, defeating Gopal Lama (AITC) by 1,78,525 votes.
How many votes were cast in Darjeeling in 2024?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 13,27,412 votes in total.
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.
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