Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary
constituencies in India
. The constituency centres on Alipurduar
in West Bengal
. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
segments from 2009:
In 2004 Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
constituencies in India
India
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. The constituency centres on Alipurduar
Alipurduar
Alipurduar is a sub-divisional municipal city of Jalpaiguri district, and is located at the eastern end of the district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the Himalayas, the town is a gateway to Bhutan and North Eastern states of India...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Assembly segments
As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 2 Alipurduars, reserved for Scheduled tribes (ST), is composed of the following assemblyVidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...
segments from 2009:
- TufanganjTufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Tufanganj is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 9) - Kumargram (ST)Kumargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kumargarm is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 10) - Kalchini (ST)Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kalchini is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 11) - AlipurduarsAlipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Alipurduars is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 12) - Falakata (SC)Falakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Falakata is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 13) - Madarihat (ST)Madarihat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Madarihat is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 14) - Nagrakata (ST)Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Nagrakata is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 21)
In 2004 Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- Tufanganj (SC)Tufanganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Tufanganj is an assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 9) - Kumargram (ST)Kumargram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kumargarm is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 10) - Kalchini (ST)Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Kalchini is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 11) - AlipurduarsAlipurduars (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Alipurduars is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 12) - Falakata (SC)Falakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Falakata is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 13) - Madarihat (ST)Madarihat (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Madarihat is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 14) - Nagrakata (ST)Nagrakata (Vidhan Sabha constituency)Nagrakata is an assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.-Extent:As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No...
(assembly constituency no. 16)
2009 result
Previous results
Results of elections held prior to 2009 are summarised below:| Year | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | |
| 1977 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... |
Tuna Oraon | Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... |
| 1980 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Tuna Oraon | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Philip Minj | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Denis Lakra | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Philip Minj | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Joachim Baxla Joachim Baxla Joachim Baxla was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Alipurduars constituency of West Bengal and was a member of the Revolutionary Socialist Party political party. He won the Alipurduars seat four times in a row. Baxla was denied a ticket by RSP to contest for the 15th... |
Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Pius Tirkey | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Dhirendra Narjinarai | Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament... |
| 1999 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Dhirendra Narjinarai | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Manoj Tigga | Bharatiya Janata Party |
See also
- AlipurduarAlipurduarAlipurduar is a sub-divisional municipal city of Jalpaiguri district, and is located at the eastern end of the district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the Himalayas, the town is a gateway to Bhutan and North Eastern states of India...
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha