Jalpaiguri District

West Bengal

Jalpaiguri district is one of the districts of West Bengal. Its administrative headquarters is at Jalpaiguri. It covers 3,386 sq km and had a population of 23,81,596 at the 2011 census, a density of 703 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Jalpaiguri
Area
3,386 sq km
Population
23.82 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
703 /km²
Literacy Rate
73.25%
Sex Ratio
950
per 1,000 males
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Jalpaiguri District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Jalpaiguri district.

Total Population
23.82 Lakh
Male Population
12.21 Lakh
Female Population
11.60 Lakh
Rural Population
17.21 Lakh
Urban Population
6.61 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
8.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
3.82 Lakh
Literacy Rate
73.25%
Population Density
703 /km²
Sex Ratio
950
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 79.8%Female literacy 66.3%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Jalpaiguri district.

2
Tehsils
7
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
80
Gram Panchayats
742
Villages
Headquarters
Jalpaiguri
Languages
Bengali, Rajbanshi, Nepali, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
26.52° N, 88.73° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Jalpaiguri

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Jalpaiguri

Constituency No. 3 · Scheduled Caste
Primary
Jayanta Kumar Roy
Jayanta Kumar Roy
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Dhupguri
  • Maynaguri
  • Jalpaiguri
  • Rajganj
  • Dabgram-Fulbari
  • Mal
  • Nagrakata
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Jalpaiguri

(7)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Dhupguri
No. 15 · Jalpaiguri
NR
Nirmal Chandra Roy
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Maynaguri
No. 16 · Jalpaiguri
KR
Kaushik Roy
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Jalpaiguri
No. 17 · Jalpaiguri
DB
Dr. Pradip Kumar Barman
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Rajganj
No. 18 · Jalpaiguri
KR
Khageswar Roy
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Dabgram-Fulbari
No. 19 · Jalpaiguri
SC
Sikha Chatterjee
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Mal
No. 20 · Jalpaiguri
BB
Bulumoni Baraik
All India Trinamool Congress
MLA
Nagrakata
No. 21 · Jalpaiguri
PB
Puna Bhengra
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Jalpaiguri

(8)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Jalpaiguri district.

  • Jayanta Kumar Roy
    Jayanta Kumar Roy
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Jalpaiguri · No. 3
  • NR
    Nirmal Chandra Roy
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Dhupguri · No. 15
  • KR
    Kaushik Roy
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Maynaguri · No. 16
  • DB
    Dr. Pradip Kumar Barman
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Jalpaiguri · No. 17
  • KR
    Khageswar Roy
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Rajganj · No. 18
  • SC
    Sikha Chatterjee
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Dabgram-Fulbari · No. 19
  • BB
    Bulumoni Baraik
    All India Trinamool Congress
    MLA
    Mal · No. 20
  • PB
    Puna Bhengra
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Nagrakata · No. 21

Election History

Lok Sabha

Jalpaiguri · No. 3

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPJayanta Kumar Roy
    Votes 7,51,210Vote share 52.81%Margin 86,693
    1. 1. Jayanta Kumar Roy · BJP7,51,210 (52.81%)
    2. 2. Nirmal Chandra Roy · AITC6,64,517 (46.72%)
    3. 3. Debraj Barman · CPI(M)32,100 (2.26%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPJayanta Kumar Roy
    Votes 7,60,145Vote share 50.65%Margin 1,84,004
    1. 1. Jayanta Kumar Roy · BJP7,60,145 (50.65%)
    2. 2. Bijoy Chandra Barman · AITC5,76,141 (38.39%)
    3. 3. Bhagirath Chandra Roy · CPI(M)76,054 (5.07%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaAITCBijoy Chandra Barman
    Votes 4,94,773Vote share 38%Margin 69,606
    1. 1. Bijoy Chandra Barman · AITC4,94,773 (38%)
    2. 2. Mahendra Kumar Roy · CPI(M)4,25,167 (32.65%)
    3. 3. Satya Lal Sarkar · BJP2,21,814 (17.03%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

West Bengal
State
Jalpaiguri
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 3
7 Assembly
No. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

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Jalpaiguri District at a Glance

State
West Bengal
Headquarters
Jalpaiguri
Area
3,386 sq km
Population
23.82 Lakh
Population density
703 per km²
Sex ratio
950 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
73.25%
Languages
Bengali, Rajbanshi, Nepali, English
Tehsils
2
Blocks
7
Gram panchayats
80
Villages
742
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
7
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.
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