Lok Sabha · WB-4

Darjeeling

1991

INDER JEET

INCINC

Margin51,8977.0%

Winner votes3,54,64548.1%

ReservationGEN

INCCPMBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	INDER JEET INC	3,54,645	48.1%
2	ANANDA PATHAK CPM	3,02,748	41.0%
3	ANKESH ACHARJYA BJP	54,969	7.5%
4	PREMJIT SINGHA IND	8,270	1.1%
5	KRISHNA BHAKTA POUDYAL IND	7,864	1.1%
6	ALTAF HUSSAIN IND	3,385	0.5%
7	ARUN PRASAD SARKER BSP	1,942	0.3%
8	KAMINI MOHAN ROY JNP	1,746	0.2%
9	SATY PRASAD LKD	1,342	0.2%
10	BANSHIDHAR MITAL IND	864	0.1%

Turnout67.3%Votes cast7,37,775Electors10,96,220

1996

R B RAI

CPMUnited Front

Margin77,1249.9%

Winner votes3,57,29145.9%

ReservationGEN

CPMINCBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	R B RAI CPM	3,57,291	45.9%
2	K B CHETTRI INC	2,80,167	36.0%
3	GEETA CHATTERJEE BJP	68,421	8.8%
4	GAZENDRA GURUNG IND	29,499	3.8%
5	KRISHNA BHAKTA POUREL IND	16,511	2.1%
6	USMANI MUSTAK IND	14,432	1.9%
7	KAMINI MOHAN ROY IND	7,474	1.0%
8	PURNENDU CHATTERJEE IND	2,359	0.3%
9	MOHAMMAD ZAMIL AHAMAD MUL	2,095	0.3%

Turnout64.2%Votes cast7,78,249Electors12,12,950

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutfalling

Candidates10 → 9

Margin range51,897 – 77,124

Darjeeling (WB-4): 1991 vs 1996 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots