Darjeeling Lok Sabha Constituency
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Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543
parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democracy, democratic government, governance of a sovereign state, state (or subordinate entity) where the Executive (government), executive derives its democratic legitimacy ...
constituencies in
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. The constituency centres on
Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, ...
in
West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
. While five assembly segments are in
Darjeeling district Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its hill station and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters. Kurseon ...
, one assembly segment is in
Kalimpong district Kalimpong district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. Originally known as Dalingkot tehsil, the region was alternatively under the control of Sikkim and Bhutan. In 1865, it was annexed from Bhutan by British India under the Treaty ...
and one assembly segment is in Uttar Dinajpur district.


Assembly segments

As per order of the
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in respect of the
delimitation of constituencies Boundary delimitation (or simply delimitation) is the drawing of boundaries, particularly of electoral precincts, Federated state, states, counties or other municipalities.
in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 4 Darjeeling is composed of the following segments from 2009:


Members of Parliament


Election results


General election 2019


General election 2014


General election 2009


General election 2004


General elections 1957-2014

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


See also

*
Darjeeling district Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its hill station and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters. Kurseon ...
* List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency Politics of Darjeeling district Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal Politics of Gorkhaland