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West Bengal · PC 4 · 2009
Darjeeling
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
JASWANT SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.5%CPM 25.3%8 others 23.2%
Votes
4,97,649
51.5% share
Winning margin
2,53,289
26.2% of votes
Total votes cast
9,66,371
Candidates
10
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JASWANT SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 4,97,649 | 51.5% |
| 2 | JIBESH SARKAR | Left Front | 2,44,360 | 25.3% |
| 3 | DAWA NARBULA | UPA | 1,87,809 | 19.4% |
| 4 | RAM GANESH BARAIK | IND | 13,236 | 1.4% |
| 5 | HARIDAS THAKUR | 5,083 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | NITU JAI | IND | 4,786 | 0.5% |
| 7 | ABHIJIT MAJUMDAR | CPI(ML)(L) | 3,818 | 0.4% |
| 8 | NIRANJAN SAHA | AMB | 3,717 | 0.4% |
| 9 | ARUN KUMAR AGARWAL | IND | 3,227 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BAIDYANATH ROY | IPFB | 2,686 | 0.3% |
Low turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.2%
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
BJP 51.5%CPM 25.3%INC 19.4%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 Cr
A 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.