Darjeeling Assembly constituency

Darjeeling
Constituency No. 23 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Darjeeling Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Established	1951
Total electors	246,663
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Neeraj Zimba
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2021

Darjeeling Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 23 Darjeeling Assembly constituency covers Darjeeling municipality, Darjeeling Pulbazar community development block and Dhootria Kalej Valley, Ghum Khasmahal, Sukhia-Simana, Rangbhang Gopaldhara, Pokhriabong I, Pokhriabong II, Pokhriabong III, Lingia Maraybong, Permaguri Tamsang, Plungdung and Rangbull gram panchayats of Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri community development block. ^[1]

Darjeeling Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1951	Dalbahadur Singh Gahatraj		Independent politician
1957	Deo Prakash Rai
1962	Deo Prakash Rai		Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1967
1969
1971
1972
1977
1982	Dawa Lama		Communist Party of India
1987
1991	Narendra Kumai		Gorkha National Liberation Front
1996	Nar Bahadur Chhetri
2001	D.K. Pradhan
2006	Pranay Rai
2011	Trilok Dewan		Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
2016	Amar Singh Rai
2019^	Neeraj Zimba		Bharatiya Janata Party
2021

• ^ by-election

Election results

2021 Election

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Keshav Raj Sharma of GJM (Binay faction).

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Darjeeling constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Neeraj Zimba	68,907	40.88	Winner
	GJM (Binay faction)	Keshav Raj Sharma	47,631	28.26
	GJM (Bimal faction)	Pemba Tshering Ola	38,240	22.68
	Independent	Suraj Gurung	2,855	1.69
	ABGL (Bharati faction)	Nima Gyamtsho Sherpa	2,088	1.24
	CPI(M)	Gautam Raj Rai	1,913	1.13
	Independent	Anjani Sharma	1,677	0.99
	ABGL (Laxman faction)	Milan Thokar	1,397	0.83
	Independent	Bharat Prakash Rai	1,327	0.79
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,540	1.51
Majority			21,276	12.62
Turnout			1,68,575
	BJP hold		Swing

2019 By Election

In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election 2019, Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Binay Tamang (Independent). The by-election was held because the sitting MLA Amar Singh Rai resigned to contest in the Lok Sabha election.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly By-Election, 2019: Darjeeling constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Neeraj Zimba	88,161	61.80	Winner
	GJM (Binay faction)	Binay Tamang	41,623	29.18
	JAP	Amar Lama	3,242	2.27
	CPI(M)	K.B. Wattar	2,087	1.46
	Independent	Swaraj Thapa	1,768	1.24
	Independent	Sarda Rai Subba	1,270	0.89
	Indian Democratic Republican Front	Sanjay Thakuri	1,183	0.83
	GRC	Amar Luksom	1,166	0.82
	ABGL	Biplov Rai	668	0.47
	None of the Above	None of the Above	1,487	1.04
Majority			46,538	32.62
Turnout			1,42,675	59.71
	BJP gain from GJM		Swing

2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Amar Singh Rai of GJM defeated his nearest rival Sarda Rai Subba of TMC.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Darjeeling constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	GJM	Amar Singh Rai	95,386	59.85	Winner
	AITC	Sarda Rai Subba	45,473	28.53
	CPRM	Govind Chettri	8,982	5.63
	GRC	Ashok Kumar Lepcha	3,716	2.33
	None of the Above	None of the Above	5,817	3.65
Majority			49,913	31.32
Turnout			1,59,374	67.11
	GJM hold		Swing

2011 Election

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Trilok Dewan of GJM defeated his nearest rival Bim Subba of GNLF.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Darjeeling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	GJM	Trilok Dewan	120,532	78.50	Winner
	GNLF	Bim Subba	13,997	9.11
	ABGL	Bharati Tamang	11,198	7.29
	CPI(M)	K.B. Wattar	5,353	3.48
	INC	Nahakul Chandra Chhetri	2,463	1.60
Majority			1,06,535	69.39
Turnout			1,53,523	70.44
	GJM gain from GNLF		Swing

References

1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of Indial. Retrieved 30 June 2014.