GEN · West Bengal
Darjeeling
R B Rai (CPM) won by 77,124 votes (9.9%).
- Electors
- 12,12,950
- Votes polled
- 8,43,297
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 69.5%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1996 national median: 9.9% (median 9.4%). Back to West Bengal · 1996 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 | R B RaiWinner | CPM | 3,57,291 | 45.9% |
| 2 | K B Chettri | INC | 2,80,167 | 36.0% |
| 3 | Geeta Chatterjee | BJP | 68,421 | 8.8% |
| 4 | Gazendra Gurung | IND | 29,499 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Krishna Bhakta Pourel | IND | 16,511 | 2.1% |
| 6 | Usmani Mustak | IND | 14,432 | 1.9% |
| 7 | Kamini Mohan Roy | IND | 7,474 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Purnendu Chatterjee | IND | 2,359 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Mohammad Zamil Ahamad | MUL | 2,095 | 0.3% |
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