Darjeeling
Raju Bista
Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Darjeeling
Each segment elects its own MLA. Shown: the most recent assembly result we hold for each seat.
Lok Sabha results since delimitation
Contests since the 2008 delimitation. Earlier elections used different boundaries and are not compared.
2024 vote share
Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity). NOTA excluded.
Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.
Every candidate, 2024
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raju Bista | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,79,331 | 51.18% |
| 2 | Gopal Lama | All India Trinamool Congress | 5,00,806 | 37.73% |
| 3 | Munish Tamang | Indian National Congress | 83,374 | 6.28% |
| 4 | Bandana Rai | Independent | 13,674 | 1.03% |
| 5 | Bishnu Prasad Sharma | Independent | 7,447 | 0.56% |
| 6 | Bhupendra Lepcha | Independent | 6,395 | 0.48% |
| 7 | Atasi Biswas | Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Party | 4,641 | 0.35% |
| 8 | Pradhan Mardi | Ambedkarite Party of India | 2,747 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Khushi Ranjan Mandal | Independent | 2,337 | 0.18% |
| 10 | Kalicharan Barman | Independent | 2,079 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Qamrul Haque | North Bengal People’s Party | 1,853 | 0.14% |
| 12 | Budharu Roy | Kamatapur People’s Party (United) | 1,762 | 0.13% |
| 13 | Shahriar Alam | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) | 1,614 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Subodh Pakhrin | Gorkha Rashtriya Congress | 1,331 | 0.10% |
Source: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity). NOTA votes are not listed.
Villages & boundaries
We place 424 villages in Darjeeling — by their own map location where we have it, otherwise from where most mapped villages of the same mandal fall. Villages with too little evidence are left out rather than guessed. Open any assembly segment above to see its villages.
Boundaries: Lok Sabha boundaries, 2024 (Arun Ganesh / planemad).