Elections Archive

SC · West Bengal

Jalpaiguri

Jitendra Nath Das (CPM) won by 1,12,462 votes (12.6%).

Electors
10,65,484
Votes polled
9,19,243
Valid votes
Turnout
86.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 12.6% (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.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.6%(-6.9%)
Turnout
83.7%(-9.1%)
NOTA
1.1%
Top-2 squeeze
92.6%

Winning margin over time · Jalpaiguri

196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202421%

Candidates

Candidates · Jalpaiguri 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jitendra Nath DasWinnerCPM4,34,57748.7%
2Deb Prasad RoyINC3,22,11536.1%
3Sisir Kumar LahiriBJP79,1958.9%
4Mihir Kumar RoyFB(S)27,6073.1%
5Upendra Nath RoyIND8,5881.0%
6Sankar Kumar GanguliIND6,5100.7%
7Joygopal DasAMB5,4840.6%
8Jajneswar RoyIND2,7580.3%
9Kinsuk MajumderIND2,4310.3%
10Sudipta BiswasIND1,4830.2%
11Amit MoitraIND8440.1%
12Surendra Kumar YadavIND7920.1%

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