# Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency

Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Alipurduar in West Bengal. While five assembly segments of No. 2 Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency are in Alipurduar district, one segment is in Cooch Behar district and one segment is in Jalpaiguri district. 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 assembly segments from 2009:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 9 | Tufanganj | Cooch Behar | Malati Rava Roy | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 10 | Kumargram (ST) | Alipurduar | Manoj Kumar Oraon | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 11 | Kalchini (ST) | Alipurduar | Bishal Lama | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 12 | Alipurduars | Alipurduar | Suman Kanjilal | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 13 | Falakata (SC) | Alipurduar | Dipak Barman | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14 | Madarihat (ST) | Alipurduar | Jay Prakash Toppo | Trinamool Congress | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 21 | Nagrakata (ST) | Jalpaiguri | Puna Bhengra | Bharatiya Janata Party | Trinamool Congress |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| Till 1977 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1977 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1980 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1984 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1989 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1991 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1996 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1998 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 1999 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 2004 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 2009 | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |
| 2014 | Dasrath Tirkey | Trinamool Congress |
| 2019 | John Barla | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Manoj Tigga | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## General election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Alipurduar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Manoj Tigga | 695,314 | 48.92 | 5.48 |
| | AITC | Prakash Chik Baraik | 6,19,867 | 43.61 | 6.89 |
| | RSP | Mili Oraon | 39,709 | 2.79 | 0.12 |
| | Independent | Parimal Oraon | 12,584 | 0.89 | New |
| | Independent | Arjun Indwar | 11,122 | 0.78 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 21,298 | 1.5 | 0.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75,447 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,21,389 | 79.76 | 4.03 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general election: Alipurduars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | John Barla | 750,804 | 54.40 | +27.10 |
| | AITC | Dasrath Tirkey | 506,815 | 36.72 | +7.26 |
| | RSP | Mili Oraon | 54,010 | 3.91 | −23.81 |
| | INC | Mohanlal Basumata | 27,427 | 1.99 | −7.50 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 21,175 | 1.53 | −0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243,989 | 17.68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,381,176 | 83.79 | +0.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,648,383 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | +9.92 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Alipurduars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Dasrath Tirkey | 362,453 | 29.46 | +0.32 |
| | RSP | Manohar Tirkey | 3,41,056 | 27.72 | −13.50 |
| | BJP | Birendra Bara Oraon | 3,35,857 | 27.30 | +5.90 |
| | INC | Joseph Munda | 1,16,718 | 9.49 | +9.49 |
| | BSP | Eliash Narjinary | 11,039 | 0.90 | |
| | Independent | Paul Dexion Khariya | 10,450 | 0.85 | |
| | Independent | Kapin Ch. Boro | 7,676 | 0.63 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Subash Chik Baraik | 7,131 | 0.58 | |
| | RJSP | Ishabela Kujur | 5,961 | 0.49 | |
| | Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Bilkan Bara | 5,340 | 0.44 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 19,885 | 1.62 | −−− |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,397 | 1.74 | −10.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,32,409 | 83.18 | |
| | AITC gain from RSP | AITC gain from RSP | Swing | -6.43 | |

### General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Alipurduars :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RSP | Manohar Tirkey | 384,890 | 41.22 |
| | AITC | Paban Kumar Lakra | 272,068 | 29.14 |
| | BJP | Manoj Tigga | 199,843 | 21.40 |
| | Independent | Joachim Baxla | 18,855 | 2.02 |
| | Independent | Pauldexion Khariya | 16,856 | 1.81 |
| | BSP | Elias Narjinary | 14,155 | 1.52 |
| | SWJP | Bilkan Bara | 9,659 | 1.03 |
| | Independent | Thaddeus Lakra | 8,750 | 0.94 |
| | Independent | Kamal Lama | 8,658 | 0.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 933,734 | 75.96 |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | |

### General elections 1977-2004

Most of the contests were multi-cornered. However, only winners and runners-up are mentioned below:
| Year | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| Year | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party |
| 1977 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Tuna Oraon | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Tuna Oraon | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Philip Minj | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Denis Lakra | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Philip Minj | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Pius Tirkey | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Dhirendra Narjinarai | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Dhirendra Narjinarai | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | Joachim Baxla | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Manoj Tigga | Bharatiya Janata Party |