In
2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In
2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the
2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Darjeeling Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|
| Raju Bista | Bharatiya Janata Party | 750067 | 59.19 | Winner |
| Amar Singh Rai | All India Trinamool Congress | 336624 | 26.56 | 1st Runner-up |
| Sankar Malakar | Indian National Congress | 65186 | 5.14 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Saman Pathak | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 50524 | 3.99 | 3rd Runner-up |
Darjeeling Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2014
| Candidate Name | Party | No. of Votes | Result |
|---|
| S.S.Ahluwalia | BJP | 488257 | Winner |
| Bhai Chung Bhutia | AITC | 291018 | 1st Runner Up |
| Saman Pathak (Suraj) | CPI | 167186 | 2nd Runner Up |
| Sujay Ghatak | INC | 90076 | 3rd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2014 General Elections in Darjeeling Constituency, West Bengal
| Total no. of voters | Voters who polled | Percentage voting |
|---|
| 1437126 | 1142009 | 0.7946 |
Darjeeling Assembly Election Results
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes | 2nd Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|
| MATIGARA-NAXALBARI (SC) | SANKAR MALAKAR | INC | 74334 | JHAREN ROY | CPM | 67501 | SRI ATUL CHANDRA ROY | KPP | 11906 |
| CHOPRA | HAMIDUL RAHAMAN | IND | 64289 | ANWARUL HAQUE | CPM | 57719 | SEKH JALALUDDIN | AITC | 6944 |
| DARJEELING | TRILOK KUMAR DEWAN | GOJAM | 120532 | BIM SUBBA | GNLF | 13977 | BHARATI TAMANG | ABGL | 11198 |
| KALIMPONG | DR. HARKA BAHADUR | GOJAM | 109102 | PRAKASH DAHAL | GNLF | 7427 | SHANTI KUMAR SHARMA | INC | 3399 |
| KURSEONG | ROHIT SHARMA | GOJAM | 114297 | PEMU CHHETRI | GNLF | 21201 | BHUPENDRA LEPCHA | IND | 5963 |
| PHANSIDEWA (ST) | SUNIL CHANDRA TIRKEY | INC | 61388 | CHHOTAN KISKU | CPM | 59151 | JUNAS KERKETTA | RADP | 7536 |
| SILIGURI | RUDRA NATH BHATTACHARYA | AITC | 72019 | ASOK NARAYAN | CPM | 67013 | ARUN PRASAD SARKER | BJP | 6069 |
Darjeeling Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|
| Jaswant Singh | BJP | 497649 | Winner |
| Jibesh Sarkar | CPM | 244360 | 1st Runner Up |
| Dawa Narbula | INC | 187809 | 2nd Runner Up |
Electoral Data for 2009 General Elections in Darjeeling Constituency, West Bengal
| Total no. of Voters | Voters Polled | Percentage |
|---|
| 1215464 | 966371 | 0.79506344 |
Last Updated on June 10, 2019