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West Bengal · PC 4 · 2024
Darjeeling
Winner — Lok Sabha 2024
RAJU BISTA
Bharatiya Janata Party· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.0%AITC 37.6%13 others 11.3%
Votes
6,79,331
51.2% share
Winning margin
1,78,525
13.4% of votes
Total votes cast
13,31,004
Candidates
15
Seat history
4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJU BISTA | NDA (NDA) | 6,79,331 | 51.2% |
| 2 | GOPAL LAMA |  AITCINDIA bloc | 5,00,806 | 37.7% |
| 3 | MUNISH TAMANG | INDIA bloc | 83,374 | 6.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 18,021 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BANDANA RAI | IND | 13,674 | 1.0% |
| 6 | BISHNU PRASAD SHARMA | IND | 7,447 | 0.6% |
| 7 | BHUPENDRA LEPCHA | IND | 6,395 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ATASI BISWAS | KMSP | 4,641 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PRADHAN MARDI | APoI | 2,747 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KHUSHI RANJAN MANDAL | IND | 2,337 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KALICHARAN BARMAN | IND | 2,079 | 0.2% |
| 12 | QAMRUL HAQUE | NBNGPLPP | 1,853 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BUDHARU ROY | KPPU | 1,762 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SHAHRIAR ALAM | 1,614 | 0.1% | |
| 15 | SUBODH PAKHRIN | grac | 1,331 | 0.1% |
Low turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.4%
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 51.2%AITC 37.7%INC 6.3%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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
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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.