Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)
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| 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.
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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]
- Tufanganj (assembly constituency no. 9)
- Kumargram (ST) (assembly constituency no. 10)
- Kalchini (ST) (assembly constituency no. 11)
- Alipurduars (assembly constituency no. 12)
- Falakata (SC) (assembly constituency no. 13)
- Madarihat (ST) (assembly constituency no. 14)
- Nagrakata (ST) (assembly constituency no. 21)
Members of the Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Constituency | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Alipurduars | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party[3] |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party[4] | |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party[5] | |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party[6] | |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party[7] | |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party[8] | |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party[9] | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party[10] | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party[11] | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party[12] | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-incumbent | Dasrath Tirkey | Trinamool Congress [13] |
General election results
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 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 | |||
| Trinamool Congress gain from RSP | Swing | -6.43 | |||
| Party | Seats won | Seat change | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinamool Congress | 34 |  15 |
39.3 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 |  7 |
22.7 |
| Communist Party of India | 0 | 2 |
2.3 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 2 |
2.4 |
| Forward Bloc | 0 | 2 |
2.1 |
| Indian National Congress | 4 | 2 |
9.6 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 1 |
16.8 |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | 0 | 1 |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Manohar Tirkey | 384,890 | 41.22 | ||
| Trinamool Congress | 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] |
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See also
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