Kurseong Assembly constituency

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Kurseong
Constituency No. 24 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Kurseong Assembly constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State West Bengal
District Darjeeling
LS constituency Darjeeling
Established1951
Total electors236,477
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year 2021

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

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Overview

Kurseong train building Kurseong Toy train.jpg
Kurseong train building

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 24 Kurseong Assembly 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. [1]

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951 Kurseong-SiliguriTenzing Wangdi Indian National Congress
1951 Kurseong-SiliguriGeorge MahbertIndependent
1951 Kurseong Shiva Kumar Rai Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1957 KurseongBhadra Bahadur Hamal Communist Party of India
1962 KurseongBhadra Bahadur HamalCommunist Party of India
1967 KurseongNanda Lal GurungIndependent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1969KurseongNanda Lal GurungAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1971KurseongAnanda Prasad Pathak Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1972KurseongNanda Lal GurungAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1977Kurseong Dawa Narbula Indian National Congress
1982KurseongHarka Bahadur RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1987KurseongHarka Bahadur RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1991KurseongNar Bahadur ChhetriIndependent/Gorkha National Liberation Front
1996Kurseong Shanta Chhetri Gorkha National Liberation Front
2001 KurseongShanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front
2006 KurseongShanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front
2011 KurseongRohit Sharma Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
2016 KurseongRohit SharmaGorkha Janmukti Morcha
2021 Kurseong Bishnu Prasad Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Bishnu Prasad Sharma 73,475 41.86 New
GJM Tshering Lama Dahal57,96033.02Decrease2.svg34.17
CPI(M) Uttam Brahman2,5451.45Decrease2.svg6.00
ABGL Ugam Lama2,2991.31New
Independent Pranav Pradhan1,3660.78New
Independent Bhupendra Lepcha9600.55New
None of the Above None of the Above2,4171.38
Majority15,5158.84
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
GJM Rohit Sharma 86,947 53.02 Winner
AITC Shanta Chhetri53,22132.45
CPRM Arun Kumar Ghatani12,2197.45
GRC Dhurba Dewan4,1602.53
None of the Above None of the Above7,4264.53
Majority33,72620.57
Turnout 1,63,97372.62
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
GJM Rohit Sharma 114,297 74.00 Winner
GNLF Pemu Chhetri21,20113.72
Independent Bhupendra Lepcha5,9633.86
ABGL Shiva Kumar Pradhan4,4632.89
INC Chhabi Chandra Rai4,2722.76
CPI(M) Deepa Chettri4,2532.75
Majority93,09660.28
Turnout 1,54,44978.19
GJM gain from GNLF Swing

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References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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