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Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency

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Alipurduars
WB-2
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Alipurduars Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
Assembly constituenciesTufanganj
Kumargram
Kalchini
Alipurduars
Falakata
Madarihat
Nagrakata
Established1977
Total electors17,73,252 (2024)[1]
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2024

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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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. 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) Vacant BJP
21 Nagrakata (ST) Jalpaiguri Puna Bhengra BJP AITC

Members of Parliament

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Year Name[3] Party
Till 1977 : Constituency did not exist
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

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Alipurduar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Manoj Tigga 695,314 48.92 Decrease5.48
AITC Prakash Chik Baraik 6,19,867 43.61 Increase6.89
RSP Mili Oraon 39,709 2.79 Decrease0.12
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 Decrease0.03
Majority 75,447 5.3
Turnout 14,21,389 79.76 Decrease4.03
BJP hold Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general election: Alipurduars
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

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2014 Indian general elections: Alipurduars [4]
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

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General Election, 2009: Alipurduars[5]
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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Alipurduars Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
  4. ^ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
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