Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)

Alipurduars
Existence 1977-present
Reservation Reserved for ST
Current MP Dasrath Tirkey
Party Trinamool Congress
Elected Year 2014
State West Bengal
Total Electors 1,470,911[1]
Assembly Constituencies Tufanganj
Kumargram (ST)
Kalchini (ST)
Alipurduars
Falakata (SC)
Madarihat (ST)
Nagrakata (ST)

Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Alipurduar in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Alipurduar district, one segment is in Cooch Behar district. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 2 Alipurduars, reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST), is composed of the following assembly segments from 2009:[2]

Members of the Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationConstituencyName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Sixth1977-80 Alipurduars Pius TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[3]
Seventh1980-84 Pius Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party[4]
Eighth1984-89 Pius Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party[5]
Ninth1989-91 Pius Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party[6]
Tenth1991-96Pius TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[7]
Eleventh1996-98Joachim BaxlaRevolutionary Socialist Party[8]
Twelfth1998-99Joachim BaxlaRevolutionary Socialist Party[9]
Thirteenth1999-04Joachim BaxlaRevolutionary Socialist Party[10]
Fourteenth2004-09Joachim BaxlaRevolutionary Socialist Party[11]
Fifteenth2009-14 Manohar Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party[12]
Sixteenth2014-incumbentDasrath TirkeyTrinamool Congress [13]

General election results

General election 2014

Indian general elections, 2014: Alipurduars[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AITMC Dasrath Tirkey 3,62,453 29.46 +0.32
RSP Manohar Tirkey 3,41,056 27.72 -13.50
BJP Birendra Bara Oraon 3,35,857 27.30 +5.90
INC Joseph Munda 1,16,718 9.49 +9.49
BSP Eliash Narjinary 11,039 0.90
Independent Paul Dexion Khariya 10,450 0.85
Independent Kapin Ch. Boro 7,676 0.63
SUCI(C) Subash Chik Baraik 7,131 0.58
RJSP Ishabela Kujur 5,961 0.49
Samajwadi Jan Parishad Bilkan Bara 5,340 0.44
NOTA None of the Above 19,885 1.62 ---
Majority 21,397 1.74 -10.34
Turnout 13,32,409 83.18
AITMC gain from RSP Swing -6.43
 Indian general election, 2014
West Bengal summary
Party Seats won Seat change Vote percentage
Trinamool Congress 34 Increase15 39.3
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 Decrease7 22.7
Communist Party of India 0 Decrease2 2.3
Revolutionary Socialist Party 0 Decrease2 2.4
Forward Bloc 0 Decrease2 2.1
Indian National Congress 4 Decrease2 9.6
Bharatiya Janata Party 2 Increase1 16.8
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 0 Decrease1 0.7

Source: Party-wise trends in General Election to the Lok Sabha 2014
List of successful candidates in General Elections 2009 to the 15th Lok Sabha

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Alipurduars[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP Manohar Tirkey 384,890 41.22
AITMC Paban Kumar Lakra 272,068 29.14
BJP Manoj Tigga 199,843 21.40
Independent Joachim Baxla 18,855 2.02
Independent Pauldexion Khariya 16,856 1.81
BSP Elias Narjinary 14,155 1.52
SWJP Bilkan Bara 9,659 1.03
Independent Thaddeus Lakra 8,750 0.94
Independent Kamal Lama 8,658 0.93
Turnout 933,734 75.96
RSP hold Swing


General elections 1977-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:

Year Winner Runner-up
Candidate Party Candidate Party
1977 Pius Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Tuna Oraon Indian National Congress[3]
1980 Pius Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Tuna Oraon Indian National Congress (I)[4]
1984 Pius Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Philip Minj Indian National Congress[5]
1989 Pius Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Denis Lakra Indian National Congress[6]
1991 Pius Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Philip Minj Indian National Congress[7]
1996 Joachim Baxla Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Pius Tirkey Indian National Congress[8]
1998 Joachim Baxla Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Dhirendra Narjinarai Bharatiya Janata Party[9]
1999 Joachim Baxla Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Dhirendra Narjinarai Bharatiya Janata Party[10]
2004 Joachim Baxla Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Manoj Tigga Bharatiya Janata Party[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Constituency Wise Turnout for General Elections 2014". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). Table B – Extent of Parliamentary Constituencies. Government of West Bengal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, 1977 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, 1980 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, 1984 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, 1989 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, 1991 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, 1996 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, 1998 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, 1999 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, 2004 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, 2014 (16th Lok Sabha) Constituency Wise Leads and Results". West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

See also

Coordinates: 26°30′N 89°31′E / 26.50°N 89.52°E / 26.50; 89.52

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