Darjeeling

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Ananda Pathak

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

Victory Margin
122,556
Margin %
19.10%
Total Electors
1,238,587
Votes Polled
641,281
Turnout
51.80%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
8
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)

280,589
43.80%
Male
#2
Prasanta Nandy

Indian National Congress

158,033
24.60%
Male
#3
Dawa Nurbula

West Bengal Trinamool Congress

114,688
17.90%
Male
#4
R B Rai

Independent

51,681
8.10%
Male
#5
Paresh Ray

Independent

12,609
2.00%
Male
#6
Surjit Rasaily

Bahujan Samaj Party

3,727
0.60%
Male
#7
L B Pariyar

Independent

3,048
0.50%
Male
#8
Matiur Rahman

Independent

2,594
0.40%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Ananda Pathak Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 280,589 43.80%
2 Prasanta Nandy Indian National Congress 158,033 24.60%
3 Dawa Nurbula West Bengal Trinamool Congress 114,688 17.90%
4 R B Rai Independent 51,681 8.10%
5 Paresh Ray Independent 12,609 2.00%
6 Surjit Rasaily Bahujan Samaj Party 3,727 0.60%
7 L B Pariyar Independent 3,048 0.50%
8 Matiur Rahman Independent 2,594 0.40%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ananda Pathak (Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)) won the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 122,556 votes (19.10%%).

The voter turnout in Darjeeling for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 51.80%%.

8 candidates contested from Darjeeling constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Darjeeling is a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal.