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Lok Sabha constituency 4 · West Bengal

Darjeeling is parliamentary constituency number 4 in West Bengal, made up of 7 assembly segments. In the 2024 general election Raju Bista of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 51.2% of the vote, 1,78,525 votes ahead of Gopal Lama (AITC).

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Darjeeling · 2024PC 4
  1. 01
    Raju Bista
    BJP
    6,79,331
    51.18%
  2. 02
    Gopal Lama
    TMC
    5,00,806
    37.73%
  3. 03
    Munish Tamang
    INC
    83,374
    6.28%
  4. 04
    Bandana Rai
    Independent
    13,674
    1.03%
  5. 05
    Bishnu Prasad Sharma
    Independent
    7,447
    0.56%
  6. 9 other candidates · 24,759 votesNOTA · 18,021 (1.36%)

Margin 1,78,525 votes · 13.45% of valid votes

17,76,898
Registered electors
2024 election
74.9%
Turnout
26 Apr 2024
1,78,525
Victory margin
13.4% of valid votes
2024 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of 13,27,412 valid votes, NOTA included.

Darjeeling 2024 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raju BistaMale · 38 yrsBJP6,79,331
51.18%
2Gopal LamaMale · 70 yrs · STTMC5,00,806
37.73%
3Munish TamangMale · 52 yrs · STINC83,374
6.28%
—NOTANOTA18,021
1.36%
4Bandana RaiFemale · 45 yrsIndependent13,674
1.03%
5Bishnu Prasad SharmaMale · 54 yrsIndependent7,447
0.56%
6Bhupendra LepchaMale · 46 yrs · STIndependent6,395
0.48%
7Atasi BiswasFemale · 46 yrsKMSP4,641
0.35%
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8Pradhan MardiMale · 32 yrs · STAPoI2,747
0.21%
9Khushi Ranjan MandalMale · 66 yrs · SCIndependent2,337
0.18%
10Kalicharan BarmanMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent2,079
0.16%
11Qamrul HaqueMale · 48 yrsNBNGPLPP1,853
0.14%
12Budharu RoyMale · 46 yrs · SCKPPU1,762
0.13%
13Shahriar AlamMale · 28 yrsSUCI1,614
0.12%
14Subodh PakhrinMale · 60 yrs · STgrac1,331
0.10%
Past results

Winners and vote share in every Lok Sabha election on the current boundaries.

0%20%40%60%2009201420192024BJP 51.2%TMC 37.7%INC 6.3%CPI(M) 14.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024Raju BistaBJP · 51.2% · margin 1,78,525Turnout74.9%
2019Raju BistaBJP · 59.2% · margin 4,13,443Turnout78.7%
2014S.s.ahluwaliaBJP · 42.8% · margin 1,97,239Turnout79.5%
2009Jaswant SinghBJP · 51.5% · margin 2,53,289Turnout79.5%

Darjeeling Lok Sabha result 2019

Darjeeling 2019 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raju BistaBJP7,50,067
59.19%
2Amar Singh RaiTMC3,36,624
26.56%
3Sankar MalakarINC65,186
5.14%
4Saman PathakCPI(M)50,524
3.99%
5Rajesh SinghIndependent15,973
1.26%
6Nirode Chandra AdhikaryIndependent10,719
0.85%
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—NOTANOTA10,625
0.84%
7Harka Bahadur ChhetriAIJAP6,495
0.51%
8Digbijay MandalIndependent4,117
0.32%
9Reseeka ChettriIndependent3,359
0.27%
10Bharat Donggrac2,952
0.23%
11Sudip MandalBSP2,259
0.18%
12Ajay DahalIndependent2,199
0.17%
13Christopher GahatrajIDRP1,678
0.13%
14Dipak Kumar RoyKPPU1,539
0.12%
15Sunil PanditRJNP1,505
0.12%
16Tanmay DuttaSUCI(C)1,449
0.11%

Darjeeling Lok Sabha result 2014

Darjeeling 2014 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.s.ahluwaliaBJP4,88,257
42.75%
2Bhai Chung BhutiaTMC2,91,018
25.48%
3Saman Pathak (suraj)CPI(M)1,67,186
14.64%
4Sujay GhatakINC90,076
7.89%
5Mahendra P. LamaIndependent55,767
4.88%
—NOTANOTA18,045
1.58%
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6Rabindra Roy BasuniaIndependent6,100
0.53%
7Kakali Majumdar (roy)BSP6,040
0.53%
8Arun Kumar AgarwalIndependent5,449
0.48%
9Goutam BhattacharyaSUCI3,993
0.35%
10Sunil PanditRJNP3,043
0.27%
11Nima Lamagrac2,906
0.25%
12Lalit SinghaBMUP2,100
0.18%
13Niranjan SahaAMB2,029
0.18%

Darjeeling Lok Sabha result 2009

Darjeeling 2009 Lok Sabha result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jaswant SinghBJP4,97,649
51.50%
2Jibesh SarkarCPI(M)2,44,360
25.29%
3Dawa NarbulaINC1,87,809
19.43%
4Ram Ganesh BaraikIndependent13,236
1.37%
5Haridas ThakurBSP5,083
0.53%
6Nitu JaiIndependent4,786
0.50%
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7Abhijit MajumdarCPI(ML)(L)3,818
0.40%
8Niranjan SahaAMB3,717
0.38%
9Arun Kumar AgarwalIndependent3,227
0.33%
10Baidyanath RoyIPFB2,686
0.28%
Assembly segments

Lead of Raju Bista (BJP) over Gopal Lama (AITC) in each assembly segment. Bars to the right are segments the winner led; bars to the left went to the runner-up.

◀ Gopal Lama (TMC) ledRaju Bista (BJP) led ▶

EVM votes by assembly segment (ECI report 34). Postal ballots are counted at constituency level only, so segment totals are slightly lower than the final result.

Assembly segments of Darjeeling: Lok Sabha lead and assembly winner
SegmentElectorsLed in Lok Sabha 2024Assembly winner (latest)
Kalimpong AC 222,20,584BJP by 23,632BJP (2026)
Darjeeling AC 232,50,788BJP by 31,345BJP (2026)
Kurseong AC 242,41,499BJP by 38,507BJP (2026)
Matigara-Naxalbari AC 253,08,118BJP by 83,955BJP (2026)
Siliguri AC 262,39,026BJP by 66,009BJP (2026)
Phansidewa AC 272,53,225BJP by 25,218BJP (2026)
Chopra AC 282,63,658AITC by 92,131AITC (2026)
Map

Darjeeling outlined in orange among the West Bengal Lok Sabha seats, each coloured by the 2024 winner. Click a seat to open it. Boundaries are approximate.

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FAQ

Answers use the Election Commission of India statistical report for the 2024 general election.

Who won the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in 2024?

Raju Bista of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Darjeeling in the 2024 Lok Sabha election with 6,79,331 votes (51.18%). The margin over Gopal Lama (AITC) was 1,78,525 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Darjeeling in 2024?

13,31,004 of 17,76,898 registered electors voted, a turnout of 74.91% across 1,999 polling stations.

Which assembly segments are in Darjeeling?

Darjeeling is made up of 7 assembly segments: Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Matigara-Naxalbari, Siliguri, Phansidewa, Chopra. Raju Bista led in 6 of them on EVM votes.

Who has won Darjeeling in past Lok Sabha elections?

2024: Raju Bista (BJP); 2019: Raju Bista (BJP); 2014: S.s.ahluwalia (BJP); 2009: Jaswant Singh (BJP).

Is Darjeeling a reserved Lok Sabha seat?

No, Darjeeling is a general (unreserved) constituency.

When is the next Lok Sabha election for Darjeeling?

The Lok Sabha elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by mid-2029 unless the house is dissolved early or a bye-election is held for this seat.

Source: Election Commission of India, General Election to Lok Sabha 2024 statistical reports — 33 (constituency-wise detailed result), 32 (constituency data summary) and 34 (details of assembly segments). Segment figures are EVM votes only. Boundaries: DataMeet india_pc_2019 (simplified, CC0), approximate.

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