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West Bengal · PC 4 · 1996
Darjeeling
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
R B RAI
CPM· United Front
CPM 45.9%INC 36.0%7 others 18.1%
Votes
3,57,291
45.9% share
Winning margin
77,124
9.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,78,249
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R B RAI | United Front | 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 |  MULUnited Front | 2,095 | 0.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.3% · max 32.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
37th of 42How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 42How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
5th of 42How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.9%INC 36.0%BJP 8.8%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
Figures are for Darjiling, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
16 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.