Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in West Bengal

Jalpaiguri
WB-3

Lok Sabha constituency

Interactive Map Outlining Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha Constituency

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| East India
State| West Bengal
Assembly constituencies| Mekliganj
Dhupguri
Maynaguri
Jalpaiguri
Rajganj
Dabgram-Phulbari
Mal
Established| 1962
Total electors| 18,85,963 (2024)[1]
Reservation| SC
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy

Party|  Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year| 2024

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

[edit]

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]

#  | Name  | District  | Member  | Party  | 2024 lead

|
|
|
|
|

1  | Mekliganj (SC)  | Cooch Behar | Paresh Chandra Adhikary |  | TMC |  | TMC
15  | Dhupguri (SC)  | Jalpaiguri | Nirmal Chandra Roy |  | TMC |  | BJP
16  | Maynaguri (SC)  | Kaushik Roy |  | BJP |  | BJP
17  | Jalpaiguri (SC)  | Pradip Kumar Barma |  | TMC |  | BJP
18  | Rajganj (SC)  | Khageswar Roy |  | TMC |  | TMC
19  | Dabgram-Phulbari | Sikha Chatterjee |  | BJP |  | BJP
20  | Mal (ST)  | Bulu Chik Baraik |  | TMC |  | TMC

## Members of Parliament

[edit]

Year | Name[3] | Party

|
|

1962 | Nalini Ranjan Ghosh |  | Indian National Congress
1967 | B.N.Katham
1971 | Tuna Oraon
1977 | Khagendra Nath Dasgupta |  | Independent
1980 | Subodh Sen |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1984 | Manik Sanyal
1989
1991 | Jitendra Nath Das
1996
1998 | Minati Sen
1999
2004
2009 | Mahendra Kumar Roy
2014 | Bijoy Chandra Barman |  | Trinamool Congress
2019 | Jayanta Kumar Roy |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

## Election results

[edit]

### General election 2024

[edit]

2024 Indian general elections: Jalpaiguri[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| BJP | Jayanta Kumar Roy | 766,568  | 48.57  | 2.08
| AITC | Nirmal Chandra Roy | 6,79,875  | 43.07  | 4.68
| CPI(M) | Debraj Barman  | 74,092  | 4.69  | 0.38
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,848  | 1.07  |
Majority  | 86,693  |  |
Turnout | 15,78,389  | 83.66  | 2.85
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

### General election 2019

[edit]

2019 Indian general election: Jalpaiguri Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| BJP | Jayanta Kumar Roy | 760,145  | 50.65  | +33.63
| AITC | Bijoy Chandra Barman | 576,141  | 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
| AMB | Khushi 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  | 184,004  | 12.26  |
Turnout | 1,501,379  | 86.51  |
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | +16.62  |

### General election 2014

[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Jalpaiguri[5] 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  |
| AMB | 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 | 13,02,117  | 85.02  |
| AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing |  |

### General election 2009

[edit]

General Election, 2009: Jalpaiguri[6] 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

[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
1962  | Nalini Ranjan Ghosh | Indian National Congress | Saroj Kumar Chakraborty  | Revolutionary Socialist Party[7]
1967  | B.N.Katham  | Indian National Congress  | A.H. Besterwitch | Independent[8]
1971  | Tuna Oraon  | Indian National Congress  | Birsen Kujar  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)[9]
1977  | Khagendra Nath Dasgupta  | Independent  | Maya Ray  | Indian National Congress[10]
1980  | Subodh Sen  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sriram Singh  | Indian National Congress (I)[11]
1984  | Manik Sanyal  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Arun Moitra  | Indian National Congress[12]
1989  | Manik Sanyal  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Sriram Singh  | Indian National Congress[13]
1991  | Jitendra Nath Das  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Tushar Kanti Choudhuri  | Indian National Congress[14]
1996  | Jitendra Nath Das  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Deb Prasad Roy  | Indian National Congress[15]
1998  | Minati Sen | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Kalyan Chakraborty  | Trinamool Congress[16]
1999  | Minati Sen  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Kalyan Chakraborty  | All India Trinamool Congress[17]
2004  | Minati Sen  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Parash Datta  | All India Trinamool Congress[18]
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

## Notes

[edit]

## References

[edit]

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. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
3. ^ "Jalpaiguri Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
4. ^ https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS253.htm [bare URL]
5. ^ "General Elections 2014 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "General Elections, India, 1962 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
8. ^ "General Elections, India, 1967 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
9. ^ "General Elections, India, 1971 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "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.
14. ^ "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.
15. ^ "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
16. ^ "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.
17. ^ "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.
18. ^ "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

## See also

[edit]

* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

* v
* t
* e

Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal

Current|

* Cooch Behar
* Alipurduars
* Jalpaiguri
* Darjeeling
* Raiganj
* Balurghat
* Maldaha Uttar
* Maldaha Dakshin
* Jangipur
* Baharampur
* Murshidabad
* Krishnanagar
* Ranaghat
* Bangaon
* Barrackpore
* Dum Dum
* Barasat
* Basirhat
* Jaynagar
* Mathurapur
* Diamond Harbour
* Jadavpur
* Kolkata Dakshin
* Kolkata Uttar
* Howrah
* Uluberia
* Serampore
* Hooghly
* Arambagh
* Tamluk
* Kanthi
* Ghatal
* Jhargram
* Medinipur
* Purulia
* Bankura
* Bishnupur
* Bardhaman Purba
* Bardhaman–Durgapur
* Asansol
* Bolpur
* Birbhum

Defunct|

* Burdwan
* Calcutta East
* Calcutta North East
* Calcutta North West
* Calcutta South East
* Durgapur
* Katwa
* Malda
* Nabadwip
* Panskura

* v
* t
* e

Jalpaiguri district topics

General|

* Baikunthapur Forest
* Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
* Dooars
* Dooars-Terai tea gardens
* Gorumara National Park
* India–Bangladesh enclaves
* Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri district
* Jalpaiguri division
* Jalpaiguri Palace
* Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority
* New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
* North Bengal
* North Bengal Tea Industry
* Raikat
* Raninagar Industrial Growth Centre
* Terai
* Western Duars
* University of North Bengal
* 2013 Jalpaiguri bombing

Municipal corporations|

* Jalpaiguri
* New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)

Municipalities|

* Dhupguri
* Malbazar
* Mainaguri
* Phulbari (proposed)

Community development
blocks|

| Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision|

* Jalpaiguri
* Maynaguri
* Rajganj

|

Dhupguri subdivision|

* Dhupguri
* Banarhat

Malbazar subdivision|

* Mal
* Matiali
* Nagrakata
* Kranti

Rivers|

* Dharla
* Jaldhaka
* Karala
* Teesta
* Torsha

Transport|

* NH 17
* NH 31A
* NH 317
* NH 27
* New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line
* New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section
* Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line
* Katihar–Siliguri line

Railway stations|

* Ambari Falakata
* Belakoba
* Dhupguri
* Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri Road
* Mohitnagar
* New Domohani
* New Jalpaiguri
* New Mainaguri
* Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction

Institutes of higher learning|

* Ananda Chandra College
* Institute of Pharmacy, Jalpaiguri
* Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College
* Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital
* North Bengal St. Xavier's College
* P.D. Women's College
* Sukanta Mahavidyalaya
* University of North Bengal

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Jalpaiguri

Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Dabgram-Phulbari
* Dhupguri
* Jalpaiguri
* Mal
* Maynaguri
* Nagrakata
* Rajganj

Former
Vidhan Sabha constituencies|

* Kranti

See also|

* Cities, towns and locations in Jalpaiguri district
* People from Jalpaiguri district
* Villages in Jalpaiguri district

26°31′N 88°44′E﻿ / ﻿26.52°N 88.73°E﻿ / 26.52; 88.73

* v
* t
* e

Elections in West Bengal

General elections|

* 1951–52
* 1957
* 1962
* 1967
* 1971
* 1977
* 1980
* 1984
* 1989
* 1991
* 1996
* 1998
* 1999
* 2004
* 2009
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

Legislative Assembly|

* 1952
* 1957
* 1962
* 1967
* 1969
* 1971
* 1972
* 1977
* 1982
* 1987
* 1991
* 1996
* 2001
* 2006
* 2011
* 2016
* 2021
* Next

Local elections|

| Municipal|

* 2010
* 2015
* 2021
* 2022

|

Panchayat|

* 2013
* 2018
* 2023

Elections in India
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template