Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Jalpaiguri
Established:1962
Reservation:SC
Electors:18,85,963 (2024)[1]

Jalpaiguri 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 has reserved for Scheduled castes (SC) since 2009.

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]

NameDistrict MemberParty2024 lead
1Mekliganj (SC) Cooch BeharParesh Chandra AdhikaryTMCTMC
15Dhupguri (SC) JalpaiguriDr. Nirmal Chandra RoyTMC
16Maynaguri (SC)Kaushik Roy
17Jalpaiguri (SC) Pradip Kumar BarmaTMC
18Rajganj (SC) Khageswar RoyTMCTMC
19Dabgram-PhulbariSikha Chatterjee
20Mal (ST)Bulu Chik BaraikTMCTMC

Members of Parliament

YearName[3] Party
1962Nalini Ranjan Ghosh
1967B.N.Katham
1971Tuna Oraon
1977Khagendra Nath Dasgupta
1980Subodh SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1984Manik Sanyal
1989
1991Jitendra Nath Das
1996
1998Minati Sen
1999
2004
2009Mahendra Kumar Roy
2014Bijoy Chandra Barman
2019Jayanta Kumar Roy
2024

Election results

General elections 1962-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

YearWinnerRunner-up
CandidatePartyCandidateParty
1962Nalini Ranjan GhoshIndian National CongressSaroj Kumar ChakrabortyRevolutionary Socialist Party[4]
1967B.N.KathamIndian National CongressA.H. BesterwitchIndependent[5]
1971Tuna OraonIndian National CongressBirsen KujarCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[6]
1977Khagendra Nath DasguptaIndependentMaya RayIndian National Congress[7]
1980Subodh SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Sriram SinghIndian National Congress (I)[8]
1984Manik SanyalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Arun MoitraIndian National Congress[9]
1989Manik SanyalCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Sriram SinghIndian National Congress[10]
1991Jitendra Nath DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Tushar Kanti ChoudhuriIndian National Congress[11]
1996Jitendra Nath DasCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Deb Prasad RoyIndian National Congress[12]
1998Minati SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Kalyan ChakrabortyTrinamool Congress[13]
1999Minati SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Kalyan ChakrabortyAll India Trinamool Congress[14]
2004Minati SenCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Parash DattaAll India Trinamool Congress[15]
2009Mahendra Kumar RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)Sukhbilas BarmaIndian National Congress
2014Bijoy Chandra BarmanAll India Trinamool CongressMahendra Kumar RoyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2019Jayanta Kumar RoyBharatiya Janata PartyBijoy Chandra BarmanAll India Trinamool Congress

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 . 27 May 2009 . Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies . Government of West Bengal.
  3. Web site: Jalpaiguri Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name . www.elections.in.
  4. Web site: General Elections, India, 1962 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . 23 May 2013 . West Bengal . Election Commission.
  5. Web site: General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404203524/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1967/Vol_I_LS_67.pdf . 4 April 2014 . 23 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission.
  6. Web site: General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140404195218/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf . 4 April 2014 . 23 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission.
  7. Web site: General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf . 18 July 2014 . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  8. Web site: General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf . 18 July 2014 . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  9. Web site: General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf . 18 July 2014 . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  10. Web site: General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf . 18 July 2014 . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  11. Web site: General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf . 18 July 2014 . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  12. Web site: General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  13. Web site: General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf . 18 July 2014 . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  14. Web site: General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf . 18 July 2014 . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.
  15. Web site: General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results . 22 May 2014 . West Bengal . Election Commission of India.

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