Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543

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constituencies in

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. The constituency centres on

Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Jalpaiguri district as well as of the Jalpaiguri division of West Bengal, covering the jurisdiction of the five districts of North Bengal. The city is loca ...

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 six assembly segments of No. 3 Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency are in

Jalpaiguri district Jalpaiguri district () is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj. The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of No ...

, one assembly segment is in

Cooch Behar district Cooch Behar district () is a district of Indian state of West Bengal. Formerly part of the Kamarupa kingdom, the area became the heart of the Kamata Kingdom in the 12th century. During the British Raj, the district was known as Cooch Behar st ...

. The constituency is reserved for Scheduled castes (SC).

Assembly segments

As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the

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in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 3 Jalpaiguri, reserved for Scheduled castes (SC), is composed of the following segments from 2009:

Members of the Parliament

Election results

General election 2019

General election 2014

General election 2009

General elections 1962-2004

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