GEN · West Bengal
Darjeeling
Ratanlall Brahman (CPM) won by 12,277 votes (4.8%).
- Electors
- 5,02,303
- Votes polled
- 2,68,931
- Valid votes
- 2,54,313
- Turnout
- 53.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 4.8% (median 21.5%). Back to West Bengal · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 13.6%(-19.3%)
- Turnout
- 75.2%(-8.2%)
- NOTA
- 1.4%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 90.1%
Winning margin over time · Darjeeling
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratanlall BrahmanWinner | CPM | 84,408 | 33.2% |
| 2 | Gurung G. S. | IGL | 72,131 | 28.4% |
| 3 | Maitreyee Basu | IND | 66,035 | 26.0% |
| 4 | Thakur Prasad | IND | 16,946 | 6.7% |
| 5 | Amal Kumar Bhattacharya | PSP | 14,793 | 5.8% |
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