Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 543 parliamentary constituencies in India. The constituency centres on Alipurduar in West Bengal. While six assembly segments of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) are in Alipurduar district, one segment is in Cooch Behar district. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Assembly segments
Parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal – 1. Cooch Behar, 2. Alipurduars, 3. Jalpaiguri, 4. Darjeeling, 5. Raiganj, 6. Balurghat, 7. Maldaha Uttar, 8. Maldaha Dakshin, 9. Jangipur, 10. Baharampur, 11. Murshidabad, 12. Krishnanagar, 13. Ranaghat, 14. Bangaon, 15. Barrackpore, 16. Dum Dum, 17. Barasat, 18. Basirhat, 19. Jaynagar, 20. Mathurapur, 21. Diamond Harbour, 22. Jadavpur, 23. Kolkata Dakshin, 24. Kolkata Uttar, 25. Howrah, 26. Uluberia, 27. Serampore, 28. Hooghly, 29. Arambagh, 30. Tamluk, 31, Kanthi, 32. Ghatal, 33. Jhargram, 34. Medinipur, 35. Purulia, 36. Bankura, 37. Bishnupur, 38. Bardhaman Purba, 39. Bardhaman Durgapur, 40. Asansol, 41. Bolpur, 42. Birbhum
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:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for SC/ST/None) |
District | Party | MLA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Tufanganj | None | Cooch Behar | BJP | Malati Rava Roy | |
| 10 | Kumargram | ST | Alipurduar | BJP | Manoj Kumar Oraon | |
| 11 | Kalchini | ST | Alipurduar | BJP | Bishal Lama | |
| 12 | Alipurduars | None | Alipurduar | BJP | Suman Kanjilal | |
| 13 | Falakata | SC | Alipurduar | BJP | Dipak Barman | |
| 14 | Madarihat | ST | Alipurduar | BJP | Manoj Tigga | |
| 21 | Nagrakata | ST | Jalpaiguri | BJP | Puna Bhengra | |
Members of the Parliament
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth | 1977-80 | Pius Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | |||
| Eighth | 1984-89 | |||
| Ninth | 1989-91 | |||
| Tenth | 1991-96 | |||
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Joachim Baxla | ||
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | |||
| Thirteenth | 1999-04 | |||
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | |||
| Fifteenth | 2009-14 | Manohar Tirkey | ||
| Sixteenth | 2014-19 | Dasrath Tirkey | All India Trinamool Congress | |
| Seventeenth | 2019-incumbent | John Barla | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
General election results
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | John Barla | 7,50,804 | 54.40 | +27.10 | |
| AITC | Dasrath Tirkey | 5,06,815 | 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 | 2,43,989 | 17.68 | |||
| Turnout | 13,81,176 | 83.79 | +0.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,48,383 | ||||
| BJP gain from AITC | Swing | +9.92 | |||
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AITC | Dasrath Tirkey | 3,62,453 | 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 | 21,397 | 1.74 | -10.34 | ||
| Turnout | 13,32,409 | 83.18 | |||
| AITC gain from RSP | Swing | -6.43 | |||
General election 2009
| 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 | 933,734 | 75.96 | |||
| 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 | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2009 | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Paban Kumar Lakra | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2014 | Dasrath Tirkey | All India Trinamool Congress | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2019 | John Barla | Bharatiya Janata Party | Dasrath Tirkey | All India Trinamool Congress |