Lok Sabha · WB-4

Darjeeling

1977

KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETTRI

INCINC

Margin18,4807.0%

Winner votes1,09,52041.8%

ReservationGEN

INCCPMINDIGLIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETTRI INC	1,09,520	41.8%
2	RATANLAL BRAHMAN CPM	91,040	34.8%
3	MADAN KUMAR RAI IND	32,835	12.5%
4	AMAR PRAKASH DIMMAL IGL	12,509	4.8%
5	DHARMA SHAMSHER BASNET IND	4,306	1.6%
6	JANAKLAL AGARWAL IND	4,098	1.6%
7	BHATTACHERJEE BRIJAMOHAN IND	3,984	1.5%
8	DALBAHADUR SINGH GAHATRAJ IND	1,925	0.7%
9	THAKUR PRASAD IND	1,109	0.4%
10	RUTH KARTHAK LEPCHANI IND	627	0.2%

Turnout41.9%Votes cast2,61,953Electors6,24,898

1980

ANANDA PATHAK

CPMLeft Front

Margin18,1614.5%

Winner votes1,85,61245.8%

ReservationGEN

CPMINC(I)INC(U)JNP(S)JNP

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	ANANDA PATHAK CPM	1,85,612	45.8%
2	K.B. CHETTRI INC(I)	1,67,451	41.3%
3	CHAUDHARY ABDUL KARIM INC(U)	20,153	5.0%
4	PAUL MANTOSH JNP(S)	8,468	2.1%
5	MOHHAMMED EKRAMUL HAQUE JNP	8,123	2.0%
6	LAKSHMI KANTA JOSHI IND	5,192	1.3%
7	TAPAN KUMAR BISWAS IND	5,045	1.2%
8	RANENDRA NATH BARMA IND	3,960	1.0%
9	SAMPAD KUMAR ROY IND	1,748	0.4%

Turnout54.8%Votes cast4,05,752Electors7,40,258

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates10 → 9

Margin range18,161 – 18,480

Darjeeling (WB-4): 1977 vs 1980 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots