Jalpaiguri (Lok Sabha constituency)
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).
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| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Jayanta Kumar Roy |
| Parliamentary Party | BJP |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1962-present |
| 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) |
Assembly segments
Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal - 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum
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 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [9] | |||
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Jitendra Nath Das | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [10] | ||
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [11] | |||
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Minati Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [12] | ||
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) [13] | |||
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[14] | |||
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Mahendra Kumar Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[15] | ||
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Bijoy Chandra Barman | All India Trinamool Congress[16] | ||
| Seventeenth | 2019-incumbent | Jayanta Kumar Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jayanta Kumar Roy | 7,60,145 | 50.65 | +33.63 | |
| AITC | Bijoy Chandra Barman | 5,76,141 | 38.39 | +0.39 | |
| CPI (M) | Bhagirath Chandra Roy | 76,054 | 5.07 | -27.58 | |
| INC | Mani Kumar Darnal | 28,488 | 1.90 | -4.83 | |
| BSP | Jiban Krishna Majumder | 8,134 | 0.54 | -0.39 | |
| Amra Bangalee | Khishi Ranjan Mondal | 2,205 | 0.15 | -0.07 | |
| Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Ranjit Kumar Roy | 1,899 | 0.13 | ||
| Kamtapur People's Party (United) | Subal Chandra Roy | 2,685 | 0.18 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Haribhakta Sardar | 4,692 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Sachimohan Barman | 3,413 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | Subhash Biswas | 10,857 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | Harekrishna Sarkar | 6,095 | 0.41 | ||
| Majority | 1,84,004 | 12.26 | |||
| Turnout | 15,01,379 | 86.51 | |||
| Registered electors | 17,35,464 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | +16.62 | |||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage | Vote change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 22 |  |
43.00 |  |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 | |
40.00 | |
| Indian National Congress | 2 | |
6.29 | |
| Left Front | 0 | |
7.57 | |
Source: Election Results 2019 Note: The vote share may change marginally once the final data is released by Election Commission.
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | 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 | |||
| AITC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 | |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | |
0.7 |
Source: General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014 - State wise seats won & valid votes polled by political parties
General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha - Party wise seats won and votes polled
General election 2009
| 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 | ||
| Majority | 88,371 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,031,290 | 82.36 | |||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | ||||
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] |
| 2009 | Mahendra Kumar Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sukhbilas Barma | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Bijoy Chandra Barman | All India Trinamool Congress | Mahendra Kumar Roy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2019 | Jayanta Kumar Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bijoy Chandra Barman | All India Trinamool Congress |
References
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- "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
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- "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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- "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
See also
- List of Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal
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