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West Bengal · PC 4 · 1999
Darjeeling
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
S.P. Lepcha
CPM· Left Front
CPM 44.2%INC 25.0%5 others 30.8%
Votes
2,56,826
44.2% share
Winning margin
1,11,969
19.3% of votes
Total votes cast
5,80,471
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.P. Lepcha | Left Front | 2,56,826 | 44.2% |
| 2 | Nar Bahadur Khatiwara | INC | 1,44,857 | 25.0% |
| 3 | Tarun Roy |  AITCNDA | 1,27,603 | 22.0% |
| 4 | R.B.Rai | IND | 31,719 | 5.5% |
| 5 | Sunil Roy | IND | 11,797 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Krishna Bhakta Paurel | IND | 5,118 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Sampad Roy | IND | 2,551 | 0.4% |
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
lean19.3%
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 44.2%INC 25.0%AITC 22.0%IND 5.5%OTH 3.3%
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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