Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kurseong
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kurseong Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Kurseong Kurseong (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°53′N88°17′E / 26.883°N 88.283°E / 26.883; 88.283 Coordinates: 26°53′N88°17′E / 26.883°N 88.283°E / 26.883; 88.283
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Constituency No	24
Type Electoral system	Open First past the post
Lok Sabha constituency	4 Darjeeling
Electorate (year)	197,531 (2011) [1] 225,802 (2016) [2] 236,477 (2021) [3]

Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

Kurseong train builting

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 24 Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kurseong municipality, Kurseong community development block, Mirik municipality, Mirik community development block, Rangli Rangliot community development block, Gorabari Margaret's Hope, Lower Sonada I, Lower Sonada II, Munda Kothi and Upper Sonada gram panchayats of Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri community development block, and (i) Sitong Forest (Village), (ii) Sivok Hill Forest (Village), and (iii) Sivok Forest (Village) in Champasari GP of Matigara community development block. ^[4]

Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly ^[5]

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Kurseong-Siliguri	Tenzing Wangdi	Indian National Congress
1951	Kurseong-Siliguri	George Mahbert	Independent
1951	Jorebungalow	Shiva Kumar Rai	Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1957	Jorebungalow	Bhadra Bahadur Hamal	Communist Party of India
1962	Jorebungalow	Bhadra Bahadur Hamal	Communist Party of India
1967	Jorebungalow	Nanda Lal Gurung	Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1969	Jorebungalow	Nanda Lal Gurung	Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1971	Jorebungalow	Ananda Prasad Pathak	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1972	Jorebungalow	Nanda Lal Gurung	Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1977	Kurseong	Dawa Narbula	Indian National Congress
1982	Kurseong	Harka Bahadur Rai	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1987	Kurseong	Harka Bahadur Rai	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1991	Kurseong	Nar Bahadur Chhetri	Independent/Gorkha National Liberation Front
1996	Kurseong	Shanta Chhetri	Gorkha National Liberation Front
2001	Kurseong	Shanta Chhetri	Gorkha National Liberation Front
2006	Kurseong	Shanta Chhetri	Gorkha National Liberation Front
2011	Kurseong	Rohit Sharma	Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
2016	Kurseong	Rohit Sharma	Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
2021	Kurseong	Bishnu Prasad Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results ^[5]

2021 Election

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Bishnu Prasad Sharma of BJP defeated his nearest rival Tshering Lama Dahal of GJM (Binay faction).

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kurseong constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishnu Prasad Sharma	73,475	41.86	Winner
	GJM (Binay faction)	Tshering Lama Dahal	57,960	33.02
	GJM (Bimal faction)	Narbu Lama	33,094	18.85
	CPI (M)	Uttam Brahman	2,545	1.45
	ABGL (Laxman faction)	Ugam Lama	2,299	1.31
	ABGL (Bharati faction)	Bikram Rai	1,429	0.81
	Independent	Pranav Pradhan	1,366	0.78
	Independent	Bhupendra Lepcha	960	0.55
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,417	1.38
Majority			15,515	8.84
Turnout			1,75,545
	BJP gain from GJM		Swing

2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Shanta Chhetri of TMC.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kurseong constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	GJM	Rohit Sharma	86,947	53.02	Winner
	AITC	Shanta Chhetri	53,221	32.45
	CPRM	Arun Kumar Ghatani	12,219	7.45
	GRC	Dhurba Dewan	4,160	2.53
	None of the Above	None of the Above	7,426	4.53
Majority			33,726	20.57
Turnout			1,63,973	72.62
	GJM hold		Swing

2011 Election

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Pemu Chhetri of GNLF.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kurseong constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	GJM	Rohit Sharma	1,14,297	74.00	Winner
	GNLF	Pemu Chhetri	21,201	13.72
	Independent	Bhupendra Lepcha	5,963	3.86
	ABGL	Shiva Kumar Pradhan	4,463	2.89
	INC	Chhabi Chandra Rai	4,272	2.76
	CPI (M)	Deepa Chettri	4,253	2.75
Majority			93,096	60.28
Turnout			1,54,449	78.19
	GJM gain from GNLF		Swing

References

1. "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
2. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
3. "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
4. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
5. "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.