Darjeeling

Parliament Election 1980 GEN

Winner Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Ananda Pathak

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Victory Margin
18,161
Margin %
4.30%
Total Electors
740,258
Votes Polled
419,397
Turnout
56.70%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
9
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
West Bengal
Constituency Number
492
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
Ananda Pathak

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

185,612
44.30%
Male
#2
K.B. Chettri

Indian National Congress (I)

167,451
39.90%
Male
#3
Chaudhary Abdul Karim

Indian National Congress (U)

20,153
4.80%
Male
#4
Paul Mantosh

Janta Party (SECULAR)

8,468
2.00%
Male
#5
Mohhammed Ekramul Haque

Janta Party

8,123
1.90%
Male
#6
Lakshmi Kanta Joshi

Independent

5,192
1.20%
Male
#7
Tapan Kumar Biswas

Independent

5,045
1.20%
Male
#8
Ranendra Nath Barma

Independent

3,960
0.90%
Male
#9
Sampad Kumar Roy

Independent

1,748
0.40%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Ananda Pathak Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 185,612 44.30%
2 K.B. Chettri Indian National Congress (I) 167,451 39.90%
3 Chaudhary Abdul Karim Indian National Congress (U) 20,153 4.80%
4 Paul Mantosh Janta Party (SECULAR) 8,468 2.00%
5 Mohhammed Ekramul Haque Janta Party 8,123 1.90%
6 Lakshmi Kanta Joshi Independent 5,192 1.20%
7 Tapan Kumar Biswas Independent 5,045 1.20%
8 Ranendra Nath Barma Independent 3,960 0.90%
9 Sampad Kumar Roy Independent 1,748 0.40%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ananda Pathak (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) won the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in 1980.

The margin was 18,161 votes (4.30%%).

The voter turnout in Darjeeling for the 1980 Lok Sabha election was 56.70%%.

9 candidates contested from Darjeeling constituency in the 1980 Lok Sabha election.

Darjeeling is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.