Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency
| Alipurduars WB-2 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Alipurduars Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Assembly constituencies | Tufanganj Kumargram Kalchini Alipurduars Falakata Madarihat Nagrakata |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 17,73,252 (2024)[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Alipurduar in West Bengal. While five assembly segments of No. 2 Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency are in Alipurduar district, one segment is in Cooch Behar district and one segment is in Jalpaiguri district. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Assembly segments
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As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 2 Alipurduars, reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST), is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:[2]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tufanganj | Cooch Behar | Malati Rava Roy | BJP | BJP | ||
| 10 | Kumargram (ST) | Alipurduar | Manoj Kumar Oraon | BJP | BJP | ||
| 11 | Kalchini (ST) | Bishal Lama | BJP | BJP | |||
| 12 | Alipurduars | Suman Kanjilal | AITC | BJP | |||
| 13 | Falakata (SC) | Dipak Barman | BJP | BJP | |||
| 14 | Madarihat (ST) | Jay Prakash Toppo | AITC | BJP | |||
| 21 | Nagrakata (ST) | Jalpaiguri | Puna Bhengra | BJP | AITC | ||
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Till 1977 : Constituency did not exist
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| 1977 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Joachim Baxla | ||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Manohar Tirkey | ||
| 2014 | Dasrath Tirkey | Trinamool Congress | |
| 2019 | John Barla | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2024 | Manoj Tigga | ||
General election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Manoj Tigga | 695,314 | 48.92 |  5.48
| |
| AITC | Prakash Chik Baraik | 6,19,867 | 43.61 |  6.89
| |
| RSP | Mili Oraon | 39,709 | 2.79 | 0.12
| |
| Independent | Parimal Oraon | 12,584 | 0.89 | New | |
| Independent | Arjun Indwar | 11,122 | 0.78 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 21,298 | 1.5 | 0.03
| |
| Majority | 75,447 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 14,21,389 | 79.76 | 4.03
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| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | John Barla | 750,804 | 54.40 | +27.10 | |
| AITC | Dasrath Tirkey | 506,815 | 36.72 | +7.26 | |
| RSP | Mili Oraon | 54,010 | 3.91 | −23.81 | |
| INC | Mohanlal Basumata | 27,427 | 1.99 | −7.50 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 21,175 | 1.53 | −0.09 | |
| Majority | 243,989 | 17.68 | |||
| Turnout | 1,381,176 | 83.79 | +0.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,648,383 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | +9.92 | |||
General election 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dasrath Tirkey | 3,62,453 | 29.46 | +0.32 | |
| RSP | Manohar Tirkey | 3,41,056 | 27.72 | −13.50 | |
| BJP | Birendra Bara Oraon | 3,35,857 | 27.30 | +5.90 | |
| INC | Joseph Munda | 1,16,718 | 9.49 | +9.49 | |
| BSP | Eliash Narjinary | 11,039 | 0.90 | ||
| Independent | Paul Dexion Khariya | 10,450 | 0.85 | ||
| Independent | Kapin Ch. Boro | 7,676 | 0.63 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Subash Chik Baraik | 7,131 | 0.58 | ||
| RJSP | Ishabela Kujur | 5,961 | 0.49 | ||
| Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Bilkan Bara | 5,340 | 0.44 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 19,885 | 1.62 | −−− | |
| Majority | 21,397 | 1.74 | −10.34 | ||
| Turnout | 13,32,409 | 83.18 | |||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | -6.43 | |||
General election 2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Manohar Tirkey | 384,890 | 41.22 | ||
| AITC | Paban Kumar Lakra | 272,068 | 29.14 | ||
| BJP | Manoj Tigga | 199,843 | 21.40 | ||
| Independent | Joachim Baxla | 18,855 | 2.02 | ||
| Independent | Pauldexion Khariya | 16,856 | 1.81 | ||
| BSP | Elias Narjinary | 14,155 | 1.52 | ||
| SWJP | Bilkan Bara | 9,659 | 1.03 | ||
| Independent | Thaddeus Lakra | 8,750 | 0.94 | ||
| Independent | Kamal Lama | 8,658 | 0.93 | ||
| Turnout | 933,734 | 75.96 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 1977-2004
[edit]Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1977 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Tuna Oraon | Indian National Congress[6] |
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I)[7] | |||
| 1984 | Philip Minj | Indian National Congress[8] | ||
| 1989 | Denis Lakra | |||
| 1991 | Philip Minj | |||
| 1996 | Joachim Baxla | Pius Tirkey | ||
| 1998 | Dhirendra Narjinarai | Bharatiya Janata Party[9] | ||
| 1999 | Dhirendra Narjinarai | |||
| 2004 | Manoj Tigga | |||
Notes
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf Archived 26 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ "Alipurduars Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
- ^ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "General Elections, 1977 - 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, 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, 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.