Darjeeling
Raju Bista (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Darjeeling in 2024, 1,78,525 votes ahead of Gopal Lama.
Signed in on 139 of 154 sitting days. House average 86%.
- Questions asked
- 150
- Debates joined
- 40
- Bills debated
- 5
- Local issues raised
- 2
- Promises from ministers
- 3
- Committees
- 6
Questions put to ministers, in writing or aloud
More than averageaverage 118
Times they spoke in a debate
More than averageaverage 22
Times they spoke on a proposed law
More than averageaverage 3
Urgent matters raised as special mentions
Fewer than averageaverage 5
Assurances a minister gave in reply to them
About averageaverage 3
Small groups of MPs who examine laws and spending closely
More than averageaverage 4
These counts show how active a member has been, not how good their work was. Read from the Lok Sabha website on 22 Oct 2026.
Who stood in 2024
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
6,79,331 votes · 51.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- GLAll India Trinamool Congress
5,00,806 votes · 37.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MTIndian National Congress
83,374 votes · 6.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BRIndependent
13,674 votes · 1.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BSIndependent
7,447 votes · 0.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BLIndependent
6,395 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ABKisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Party
4,641 votes · 0.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PMAmbedkarite Party Of India
2,747 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KMIndependent
2,337 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KBIndependent
2,079 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- QHNorth Bengal People's Party
1,853 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BRKamatapur People's Party (United)
1,762 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SASocialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist)
1,614 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SPGorkha Rashtriya Congress
1,331 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
17 · Darjeeling
General17,76,898 registered voters · 14 candidates · 1,78,525 votes between the first two
Elected 2024
Raju Bista
BJP · Male · 6,79,331 votes (51.18%) · 1,78,525 ahead of Gopal Lama
- 74.91%
- Turnout
- 13,31,004
- Votes cast
- 13,09,391
- Valid votes
- 18,021
- None of the above
- 8,81,610
- Women electors
6,68,192 men and 6,51,973 women voted in person, plus 10,827 postal ballots. 3,146 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 11,154.
- BJP6,79,3314,007 postal51.18%
- Gopal LamaMale
AITC5,00,8062,017 postal37.73% - Munish TamangMale
INC83,374777 postal6.28% - None of the aboveNOTA18,0211.36%
- Bandana RaiFemaleINDDoor bell13,674519 postal1.03%
- INDSafety pin7,44716 postal0.56%
- Bhupendra LepchaMaleINDViolin6,39526 postal0.48%
- Atasi BiswasFemaleKMSPTiller4,64155 postal0.35%
- Pradhan MardiMaleAPOICoat2,74733 postal0.21%
- INDComputer2,33724 postal0.18%
- INDFootball player2,07924 postal0.16%
- Qamrul HaqueMaleNBNGPLPPAuto- rickshaw1,85324 postal0.14%
- Budharu RoyMaleKPPUWalking stick1,76228 postal0.13%
- Shahriar AlamMaleSUCIBattery Torch1,6149 postal0.12%
- Subodh PakhrinMaleGRACTube light1,33161 postal0.10%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.