Jalpaiguri is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in North Bengal of West Bengal and is located in East India. Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha is reserved for Scheduled Caste.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 74.47%. There are 15,31,469 voters of which 7,95,704 are male and 7,35,760 are female and 5 voters of the third gender.
Bijoy Chandra Barman of TMC (alliance: Others) won in this seat defeating CPM. TMC polled 4,94,773 of the total of 13,02,117 votes polled. CPM won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Jalpaiguri goes to the polls in the 2st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 85.17%.
| Constituency Data (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. | 3 |
| Total Assembly Segments | 7 |
| Reservation for | Scheduled Caste |
| Number of Voters | 15,31,469 |
| Number of Male Voters | 7,95,704 |
| Number of Female Voters | 7,35,760 |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | TMC | CPM |
| Turnout % | 85.17% | 82.4% |
| Margin of Victory | 69,606 | 88,371 |
| Margin of Victory % | 5.35% | 8.56% |
| Results | 2014 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | TMC | CPM |
| Turnout % | 85.17% | 82.4% |
| Margin of Victory | 69,606 | 88,371 |
| Margin of Victory % | 5.35% | 8.56% |
| Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | 760145 | 50.65% | Dr. Jayanta Kumar RoyWinner |
| AITC | 576141 | 38.39% | Bijoy Chandra Barman |
| CPI(M) | 76166 | 5.07% | Bhagirath Chandra Roy |
| INC | 28562 | 1.90% | Mani Kumar Darnal |
| NOTA | 19928 | 1.33% | Nota |
| IND | 10857 | 0.72% | Subhash Biswas |
| BSP | 8134 | 0.54% | Jiban Krishna Majumder |
| IND | 6095 | 0.41% | Harekrishna Sarkar |
| SUCI | 4692 | 0.31% | Haribhakta Sardar |
| IND | 3413 | 0.23% | Sachimohan Barman |
| KPP(U) | 2685 | 0.18% | Subal Chandra Roy |
| AMB | 2205 | 0.15% | Khushi Ranjan Mondal |
| SJNP | 1899 | 0.13% | Ranjit Kumar Roy |
