Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)
| Existence | 1962-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | Reserved for SC |
| Current MP | Bijoy Chandra Barman |
| Party | AITMC |
| Elected Year | 2014 |
| State | West Bengal |
| Total Electors | 1,351,469[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies |
Mekliganj (SC) Dhupguri (SC) Maynaguri (SC) Jalpaiguri (SC) Rajganj (SC) Dabgram-Phulbari Mal (ST) |
Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 3 Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Jalpaiguri district, one assembly segment is in Cooch Behar district. The constituency is reserved for Scheduled castes (SC).
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 3 Jalpaiguri, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following segments from 2009:[2]
- Mekliganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 1)
- Dhupguri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 15)
- Maynaguri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 16)
- Jalpaiguri (SC) (assembly constituency no. 17)
- Rajganj (SC) (assembly constituency no. 18)
- Dabgram-Phulbari (assembly constituency no. 19)
- Mal (ST) (assembly constituency no. 20)
Members of the Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third | 1962-67 | Jalpaiguri | Nalini Ranjan Ghosh | Indian National Congress [3] |
| Fourth | 1967-71 | B.N.Katham | Indian National Congress [4] | |
| Fifth | 1971-77 | Tuna Oraon | Indian National Congress[5] | |
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Khagendra Nath Dasgupta | Independent[6] | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Subodh Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [7] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Manik Sanyal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [8] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Manik Sanyal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Jitendra Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Jitendra Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Minati Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Minati Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Minati Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Mahendra Kumar Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Bijoy Chandra Barman | Trinamool Congress[16] |
Election results
General election 2014
| Indian general elections, 2014: Jalpaiguri[16] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AITMC | Bijoy Chandra Barman | 494,773 | 38.00 | +38.00 | |
| CPI(M) | Mahendra Kumar Roy | 425,167 | 32.65 | -12.89 | |
| BJP | Satyalal Sarkar | 221,593 | 17.02 | +7.87 | |
| INC | Sukhbilas Barma | 87,588 | 6.73 | -30.24 | |
| BSP | Kshitish Chandra Mandal | 12,147 | 0.93 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Haribhakta Sardar | 9,283 | 0.71 | ||
| Independent | Subhas Biswas | 8,545 | 0.66 | ||
| RPI | Harekrishna Sarkar | 7,636 | 0.59 | ||
| RJP | Haripada Barman | 6,608 | 0.51 | ||
| BMP | Dilip Sarkar | 4,900 | 0.38 | ||
| RJSP | Dhritiman Roy | 4,501 | 0.35 | ||
| Amra Bangalee | Dhirendra Nath Roy | 2,835 | 0.22 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 16,541 | 1.27 | --- | |
| Majority | 69,606 | 5.35 | -3.22 | ||
| Turnout | 1,302,117[1] | 85.02 | |||
| Swing to AITMC from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
0.7 |
Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha
General election 2009
| General Election, 2009: Jalpaiguri[15] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| CPI(M) | Mahendra Kumar Roy | 469,613 | 45.54 | ||
| INC | Sukhbilas Barma | 381,242 | 36.97 | ||
| BJP | Dwipendra Nath Pramanik | 94,373 | 9.15 | ||
| NCP | Dr. Dhirendra Nath Das | 25,308 | 2.45 | ||
| Independent | Hari Bhakta Sardar | 19,295 | 1.87 | ||
| BSP | Santi Kumar Sarkar | 14,802 | 1.44 | ||
| Independent | Prithwiraj Roy | 8,271 | 0.80 | ||
| SWJP | Satyen Prasad Roy | 6,471 | 0.52 | ||
| Independent | Chinmay Sarkar | 6,206 | 0.60 | ||
| AMB | Pabitra Moitra | 5,709 | 0.55 | ||
| Turnout | 1,031,290 | 82.36 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 1 | 7 |
31.8 |
| Indian National Congress | 6 | 0 |
13.45 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
NA |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 26 | 3 |
33.1 |
| Communist Party of India | 3 | 0 |
3.6 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | 0 |
3.56 |
| Forward bloc | 3 | 1 |
3.04 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 |
6.14 |
General elections 1962-2004
Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1962 | Nalini Ranjan Ghosh | Indian National Congress | Saroj Kumar Chakraborty | Revolutionary Socialist Party[3] |
| 1967 | B.N.Katham | Indian National Congress | A.H.Besterwitch | Independent[4] |
| 1971 | Tuna Oraon | Indian National Congress | Birsen Kujar | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[5] |
| 1977 | Khagendra Nath Dasgupta | Independent | Maya Ray | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1980 | Subodh Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sriram Singh | Indian National Congress (I)[7] |
| 1984 | Manik Sanyal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Arun Moitra | Indian National Congress[8] |
| 1989 | Manik Sanyal | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sriram Singh | Indian National Congress[9] |
| 1991 | Jitendra Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Tushar Kanti Choudhuri | Indian National Congress[10] |
| 1996 | Jitendra Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Deb Prasad Roy | Indian National Congress[11] |
| 1998 | Minati Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Kalyan Chakraborty | Trinamool Congress[12] |
| 1999 | Minati Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Kalyan Chakraborty | All India Trinamool Congress[13] |
| 2004 | Minati Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Parash Datta | All India Trinamool Congress[14] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "General Elections, India, 1962 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "General Elections to Lok Sabha 2014 Constituency Wise Trends & Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
See also
- Jalpaiguri
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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