Jalpaiguri

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Jitendra Nath Das

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Victory Margin
112,462
Margin %
12.20%
Total Electors
1,065,484
Votes Polled
919,243
Turnout
86.30%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
12
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
West Bengal
Constituency Number
491
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Jitendra Nath Das

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

434,577
47.30%
Male
#2
Deb Prasad Roy

Indian National Congress

322,115
35.00%
Male
#3
Sisir Kumar Lahiri

Bharatiya Janata Party

79,195
8.60%
Male
#4
Mihir Kumar Roy

Forward Bloc (SOCIALIST)

27,607
3.00%
Male
#5
Upendra Nath Roy

Independent

8,588
0.90%
Male
#6
Sankar Kumar Ganguli

Independent

6,510
0.70%
Male
#7
Joygopal Das

Amara Bengali

5,484
0.60%
Male
#8
Jajneswar Roy

Independent

2,758
0.30%
Male
#9
Kinsuk Majumder

Independent

2,431
0.30%
Male
#10
Sudipta Biswas

Independent

1,483
0.20%
Male
#11
Amit Moitra

Independent

844
0.10%
Male
#12
Surendra Kumar Yadav

Independent

792
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Jitendra Nath Das Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 434,577 47.30%
2 Deb Prasad Roy Indian National Congress 322,115 35.00%
3 Sisir Kumar Lahiri Bharatiya Janata Party 79,195 8.60%
4 Mihir Kumar Roy Forward Bloc (SOCIALIST) 27,607 3.00%
5 Upendra Nath Roy Independent 8,588 0.90%
6 Sankar Kumar Ganguli Independent 6,510 0.70%
7 Joygopal Das Amara Bengali 5,484 0.60%
8 Jajneswar Roy Independent 2,758 0.30%
9 Kinsuk Majumder Independent 2,431 0.30%
10 Sudipta Biswas Independent 1,483 0.20%
11 Amit Moitra Independent 844 0.10%
12 Surendra Kumar Yadav Independent 792 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Jitendra Nath Das (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) won the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 112,462 votes (12.20%%).

The voter turnout in Jalpaiguri for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 86.30%%.

12 candidates contested from Jalpaiguri constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Jalpaiguri is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.