Elections Archive

GEN · West Bengal

Darjeeling

Ananda Pathak (CPM) won by 18,161 votes (4.5%).

Electors
7,40,258
Votes polled
4,19,397
Valid votes
Turnout
56.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 4.5% (median 16.7%). Back to West Bengal · 1980 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

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202433%

Candidates

Candidates · Darjeeling 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ananda PathakWinnerCPM1,85,61245.7%
2K.B. ChettriINC(I)1,67,45141.3%
3Chaudhary Abdul KarimINC(U)20,1535.0%
4Paul MantoshJNP(S)8,4682.1%
5Mohhammed Ekramul HaqueJNP8,1232.0%
6Lakshmi Kanta JoshiIND5,1921.3%
7Tapan Kumar BiswasIND5,0451.2%
8Ranendra Nath BarmaIND3,9601.0%
9Sampad Kumar RoyIND1,7480.4%

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