Alipurduars, West Bengal — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Alipurduars (West Bengal) was won by John Barla (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 243,989 votes over Dasrath Tirkey. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Alipurduars, West Bengal, from 1967 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1967–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1967
I. Gupta
Communist Party of India
121,694
32.4%
P. Sarkar (Indian National Congress)
587 (0.2 pts)
1971
Indrajit Gupta
Communist Party of India
173,795
49.0%
Kamal Sarkar (CPI (Marxist))
26,958 (7.6 pts)
1977
Pius Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
167,865
56.9%
Tuna Oraon (Indian National Congress)
40,568 (13.7 pts)
1980
Pius Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
243,485
60.0%
Tuna Oraon (Congress (I))
115,457 (28.4 pts)
1984
Pijus Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
278,358
51.9%
Philip Minj (Indian National Congress)
30,182 (5.6 pts)
1989
Pius Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
384,119
54.9%
Denis Lakra (Indian National Congress)
85,643 (12.2 pts)
1991
Pius Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
365,370
52.8%
Philip Minj (Indian National Congress)
130,112 (18.8 pts)
1996
Joachim Baxla
Revolutionary Socialist Party
437,371
53.1%
Pius Tirkey (Indian National Congress)
137,810 (16.7 pts)
1998
Joachim Baxla
Revolutionary Socialist Party
415,006
51.5%
Dhirendra Narjinarai (Bharatiya Janata Party)
195,599 (24.3 pts)
1999
Joachim Baxla
Revolutionary Socialist Party
389,919
51.2%
Dhirendra Narjinarai (Bharatiya Janata Party)
153,133 (20.1 pts)
2004
Joachim Baxla
Revolutionary Socialist Party
384,252
45.7%
Manoj Tigga (Bharatiya Janata Party)
145,124 (17.3 pts)
2009
Manohar Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
384,890
41.2%
Paban Kumar Lakra (All India Trinamool Congress)
112,822 (12.1 pts)
2014
Dasrath Tirkey
All India Trinamool Congress
362,453
23.2%
Manohar Tirkey (Revolutionary Socialist Party)
21,397 (1.4 pts)
2019
John Barla
Bharatiya Janata Party
750,804
55.2%
Dasrath Tirkey (All India Trinamool Congress)
243,989 (17.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
I. Gupta
Communist Party of India
121,694
32.4%
P. Sarkar
Indian National Congress
121,107
32.3%
M. Roy
CPI (Marxist)
113,512
30.2%
I. Husain
Independent
12,308
3.3%
A. Mondal
Independent
5,446
1.5%
A. P. Swaroop
Independent
1,403
0.4%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Indrajit Gupta
Communist Party of India
173,795
49.0%
Kamal Sarkar
CPI (Marxist)
146,837
41.4%
Amiya Nath Bose
Independent
34,081
9.6%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pius Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
167,865
56.9%
Tuna Oraon
Indian National Congress
127,297
43.1%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pius Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
243,485
60.0%
Tuna Oraon
Congress (I)
128,028
31.5%
Denis Lakra
Congress (U)
29,990
7.4%
Gopal Oraon
Independent
4,308
1.1%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pijus Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
278,358
51.9%
Philip Minj
Indian National Congress
248,176
46.3%
Lalman Lama
Independent
7,716
1.4%
Sanjoy Kumar Oraon
Independent
1,931
0.4%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pius Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
384,119
54.9%
Denis Lakra
Indian National Congress
298,476
42.7%
Basumata Ajoy Kumar
Independent
8,765
1.3%
Francis Lakra
AMB
5,488
0.8%
Laiso Uraon
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,473
0.4%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pius Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
365,370
52.8%
Philip Minj
Indian National Congress
235,258
34.0%
Indra Mohan Rava
Bharatiya Janata Party
79,994
11.6%
Laiso Oraon
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,606
0.8%
Ram Pratap Baraik
Independent
5,553
0.8%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Joachim Baxla
Revolutionary Socialist Party
437,371
53.1%
Pius Tirkey
Indian National Congress
299,561
36.4%
Indra Mohan Rava
Bharatiya Janata Party
65,493
8.0%
Phaguram Barhaikchik
Independent
16,060
2.0%
Saul Lakra
Independent
4,505
0.5%
Amiya Ranjan Barua
Independent
573
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Joachim Baxla
Revolutionary Socialist Party
415,006
51.5%
Dhirendra Narjinarai
Bharatiya Janata Party
219,407
27.2%
Bulu Ram Prodhan
Indian National Congress
162,168
20.1%
Fabianus Tirkey
SWJP
6,699
0.8%
Samarendra Ekka(Pintu)
Independent
2,967
0.4%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Joachim Baxla
Revolutionary Socialist Party
389,919
51.2%
Dhirendra Narjinarai
Bharatiya Janata Party
236,786
31.1%
Basanti Baraik
Indian National Congress
119,309
15.7%
Rabindra Kumar Brahma
Independent
7,403
1.0%
Ram Pratap Baraik
Independent
5,199
0.7%
Kolha Baraik
Nationalist Congress Party
2,246
0.3%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Joachim Baxla
Revolutionary Socialist Party
384,252
45.7%
Manoj Tigga
Bharatiya Janata Party
239,128
28.4%
Ratan Lal Baraik
Indian National Congress
169,499
20.2%
Samarendra Ekka ( Pintu)
Independent
20,014
2.4%
Rampratap Baraik
Independent
14,087
1.7%
Paul Dexion Kharia
Independent
13,856
1.6%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Manohar Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
384,890
41.2%
Paban Kumar Lakra
All India Trinamool Congress
272,068
29.1%
Manoj Tigga
Bharatiya Janata Party
199,843
21.4%
Joachim Baxla
Independent
18,855
2.0%
Pauldexion Khariya
Independent
16,856
1.8%
Elias Narjinary
Bahujan Samaj Party
14,155
1.5%
Bilkan Bara
SWJP
9,659
1.0%
Thaddeus Lakra
Independent
8,750
0.9%
Kamal Lama
Independent
8,658
0.9%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dasrath Tirkey
All India Trinamool Congress
362,453
23.2%
Manohar Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
341,056
21.8%
Manohar Tirkey
Revolutionary Socialist Party
341,056
21.8%
Birendra Bara (Oraon)
Bharatiya Janata Party
335,857
21.5%
Joseph Munda
Indian National Congress
116,718
7.5%
None Of The Above
Independent
19,885
1.3%
Eliash Narjinary
Bahujan Samaj Party
11,039
0.7%
Paul Dexion Khariya
Independent
10,450
0.7%
Dr. Kapin Ch. Boro
Independent
7,676
0.5%
Subash Chik Baraik
SUCI(C)
7,131
0.5%
Ishabela Kujur
RJSP
5,961
0.4%
Bilkan Bara
SJP
5,340
0.3%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John Barla
Bharatiya Janata Party
750,804
55.2%
Dasrath Tirkey
All India Trinamool Congress
506,815
37.3%
Mili Oraon
Revolutionary Socialist Party
54,010
4.0%
Mohanlal Basumata
Indian National Congress
27,427
2.0%
Prasen Jayant Kindo
Independent
11,518
0.8%
Gergory Trikey
Independent
4,303
0.3%
Rabichan Rabha
SUCI(C)
4,165
0.3%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Alipurduars has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party, All India Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Alipurduars in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
John Barla (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Alipurduars, West Bengal, in 2019 with 750,804 votes (55.2%), a margin of 243,989 votes over Dasrath Tirkey.
Which parties have won Alipurduars since 1967?
Since 1967, Alipurduars has been won by: All India Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party.
What was the closest result in Alipurduars?
The closest result on record for Alipurduars was 1967, when Communist Party of India beat Indian National Congress by just 587 votes (0.2 percentage points).