Darjeeling
Constituency No. 4 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Darjeeling
- Kurseong
- Matigara-Naxalbari
- Siliguri
- Phansidewa
Darjeeling District
West Bengal
Darjeeling district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Darjeeling. It covers 2,092 sq km and had a population of 15,95,181 at the 2011 census, a density of 762 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Darjeeling
Area
2,092 sq km
Population
15.95 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
762 /km²
Literacy Rate
79.56%
Sex Ratio
969
per 1,000 males
Darjeeling District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Darjeeling district.
Total Population
15.95 Lakh
Male Population
8.10 Lakh
Female Population
7.85 Lakh
Rural Population
9.81 Lakh
Urban Population
6.14 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.41 Lakh
Literacy Rate
79.56%
Population Density
762 /km²
Sex Ratio
969
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 85.6%Female literacy 73.3%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Darjeeling district.
4
Tehsils
9
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
112
Gram Panchayats
618
Villages
- Headquarters
- Darjeeling
- Languages
- Nepali, Bengali, English, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 27.04° N, 88.26° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Darjeeling
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Darjeeling
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 23 · Darjeeling
NZ
Neeraj Zimba
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 24 · Darjeeling
BS
Bishnu Prasad Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 25 · Darjeeling
AB
Anandamay Barman
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 26 · Darjeeling
SG
Shankar Ghosh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 27 · Darjeeling
DM
Durga Murmu
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Darjeeling
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Darjeeling district.
- NZNeeraj ZimbaBharatiya Janata PartyMLADarjeeling · No. 23
- BSBishnu Prasad SharmaBharatiya Janata PartyMLAKurseong · No. 24
- ABAnandamay BarmanBharatiya Janata PartyMLAMatigara-Naxalbari · No. 25
- SGShankar GhoshBharatiya Janata PartyMLASiliguri · No. 26
- DMDurga MurmuBharatiya Janata PartyMLAPhansidewa · No. 27
Election History
Lok SabhaDarjeeling · No. 4
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPRaju BistaVotes 6,79,331Vote share 51.18%Margin 1,78,525
- 1. Raju Bista · BJP6,79,331 (51.18%)
- 2. Gopal Lama · AITC5,00,806 (37.74%)
- 3. Munish Tamang · INC83,374 (6.28%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPRaju BistaVotes 7,50,067Vote share 59.19%Margin 4,13,443
- 1. Raju Bista · BJP7,50,067 (59.19%)
- 2. Amar Singh Rai · AITC3,36,624 (26.56%)
- 3. Saman Pathak · CPI(M)50,523 (3.99%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPS. S. AhluwaliaVotes 4,88,257Vote share 42.75%Margin 1,97,239
- 1. S. S. Ahluwalia · BJP4,88,257 (42.75%)
- 2. Bhaichung Bhutia · AITC2,91,018 (25.47%)
- 3. Saman Pathak · CPI(M)1,67,247 (14.64%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
Quick Navigation
Darjeeling District at a Glance
- State
- West Bengal
- Headquarters
- Darjeeling
- Area
- 2,092 sq km
- Population
- 15.95 Lakh
- Population density
- 762 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 969 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 79.56%
- Languages
- Nepali, Bengali, English, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 4
- Blocks
- 9
- Gram panchayats
- 112
- Villages
- 618
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of West Bengal
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.