Kurseong Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Kurseong Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Kurseong | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 24 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kurseong Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 218,103 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Bishnu Prasad Sharma |
Most Successful parties
- Independent (4 times) (20.0%)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (3 times) (15.0%)
- Gorkha National Liberation Front (3 times) (15.0%)
- Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (2 times) (10.0%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (2 times) (10.0%)
- Communist Party of India (2 times) (10.0%)
- Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (2 times) (10.0%)
- Indian National Congress (2 times) (10.0%)
Overview
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
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurseong-Siliguri | |||
| 1951 | Tenzing Wangdi | Indian National Congress | |
| George Mahbert | Independent politician | ||
| Jore Bungalow | |||
| 1951 | Shiva Kumar Rai | Independent politician | |
| 1957 | Bhadra Bahadur Hamal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Nanda Lal Gurung | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | ||
| 1971 | Ananda Prasad Pathak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1972 | Nanda Lal Gurung | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| Kurseong | |||
| 1977 | Dawa Narbula | Indian National Congress | |
| 1982 | Harka Bahadur Rai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Nar Bahadur Chhetri | Independent politician | |
| 1996 | Shanta Chhetri | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Rohit Sharma | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Bishnu Prasad Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2026 | Sonam Lama | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sonam Lama | 74,878 | 41.18 |  0.68 | |
| BGPM | Amar Lama | 57,871 | 31.83 |  | |
| IND | Bandana Rai | 41,088 | 22.60 | | |
| CPI(M) | Uttam Brahman | 1,690 | 0.93 | 0.52 | |
| INC | Saroj Kumar Khattri | 1,651 | 0.91 | 1.86 | |
| IND | Sumendra Tamang | 1,488 | 0.82 | | |
| IND | Mohan Sharma | 1,399 | 0.77 | | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,768 | 0.97 | 0.41 | |
| Majority | 17,007 | 9.35 |  0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 181,833 | 83.37 | 9.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 218,103 | 7.77 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | 0.25 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishnu Prasad Sharma | 73,475 | 41.86 | ||
| IND | Tshering Lama | 57,960 | 33.02 | ||
| IND | Narbu Lama | 33,094 | 18.85 | ||
| CPI(M) | Uttam Brahman | 2,545 | 1.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,417 | 1.38 | ||
| IND | Ugam Lama | 2,299 | 1.31 | ||
| IND | Bikram Rai | 1,429 | 0.81 | ||
| IND | Pranav Pradhan | 1,366 | 0.78 | ||
| IND | Bhupendra Lepcha | 960 | 0.55 | ||
| Majority | 15,515 | 8.84 | |||
| Turnout | 175,545 | 74.23 | |||
| Swing to BJP from GJM | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJM | Rohit Sharma | 86,947 | 53.03 | ||
| AITC | Shanta Chhetri | 53,221 | 32.46 | ||
| IND | Arun Kumar Ghatani | 12,219 | 7.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,426 | 4.53 | ||
| GRC | Dhurba Dewan | 4,160 | 2.54 | ||
| Majority | 33,726 | 20.57 | |||
| Turnout | 163,973 | 72.62 | |||
| GJM hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJM | Rohit Sharma | 114,297 | 74.00 | ||
| GNLF | Pemu Chhetri | 21,201 | 13.73 | ||
| IND | Bhupendra Lepcha | 5,963 | 3.86 | ||
| ABGL | Shiva Kumar Pradhan | 4,463 | 2.89 | ||
| INC | Chhabi Chandra Rai | 4,272 | 2.77 | ||
| CPI(M) | Deepa Chhetri | 4,253 | 2.75 | ||
| Majority | 93,096 | 60.27 | |||
| Turnout | 154,449 | 78.19 | |||
| Swing to GJM from GNLF | Swing | ||||
2006
2001
1996
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Nar Bahadur Chettri | 50,487 | 55.09 | ||
| CPI(M) | Dawa Lama | 36,705 | 40.05 | ||
| BJP | Raj Gopal Bhandari | 2,268 | 2.47 | ||
| IND | Ashok Ghattani | 1,322 | 1.44 | ||
| IND | Saran Dewan | 864 | 0.94 | ||
| Majority | 13,782 | 15.04 | |||
| Turnout | 103,582 | 73.13 | |||
| Swing to Independent from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1987
1982
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dawa Norbula | 11,941 | 27.57 | ||
| CPI(M) | Anand Pathak | 10,390 | 23.99 | ||
| IND | Prithwi Raj Giri | 8,117 | 18.74 | ||
| JP | Prem Thapa | 6,663 | 15.38 | ||
| IND | Anta Narayan Pradhan | 2,924 | 6.75 | ||
| IND | P. B. Gurung | 2,649 | 6.12 | ||
| ABGL | Amar Prokash Dimmal | 427 | 0.99 | ||
| IND | Bir Bahadur Lohar | 204 | 0.47 | ||
| Majority | 1,551 | 3.58 | |||
| Turnout | 44,336 | 52.35 | |||
| Swing to INC from ABGL | Swing | ||||
1972
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ananda Prasad Pathak | 12,858 | 38.57 | ||
| ABGL | Nandalall Gurung | 12,572 | 37.72 | ||
| INC | P. B. Gurung | 6,341 | 19.02 | ||
| INC(O) | Indra Bahadur Thakuri | 1,562 | 4.69 | ||
| Majority | 286 | 0.85 | |||
| Turnout | 35,405 | 60.69 | |||
| Swing to CPI(M) from ABGL | Swing | ||||
1969
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | N. Gurung | 12,428 | 42.96 | ||
| INC | P. B. Gurung | 10,501 | 36.30 | ||
| CPI(M) | R. Brahman | 6,001 | 20.74 | ||
| Majority | 1,927 | 6.66 | |||
| Turnout | 30,609 | 55.56 | |||
| Swing to Independent from CPI | Swing | ||||
1962
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Bhadra Bahadur Hamal | 4,924 | 32.52 | ||
| IND | Pema Tshering Lama | 4,013 | 26.50 | ||
| INC | Shiva Kumar Rai | 3,499 | 23.11 | ||
| IND | Rustom Ali | 1,317 | 8.70 | ||
| IND | Prithwilall Subba | 873 | 5.77 | ||
| IND | Ram Chandrra Tamang | 517 | 3.41 | ||
| Majority | 911 | 6.02 | |||
| Turnout | 15,143 | 31.22 | |||
| Swing to CPI from Independent | Swing | ||||
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Shiva Kumar Rai | 9,048 | 64.42 | ||
| CPI | Ganeshlal Subba | 2,834 | 20.18 | ||
| INC | Balbahadur Chettri | 2,163 | 15.40 | ||
| Majority | 6,214 | 44.24 | |||
| Turnout | 14,045 | 36.20 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
1951 (2 seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | George Mahbert | 8,255 | 16.65 | ||
| INC | Birendra Nath Ray Sarkar | 8,000 | 16.13 | ||
| INC | Tenzing Wangdi | 7,574 | 15.27 | ||
| IND | Nima Wangi Lama | 6,876 | 13.87 | ||
| CPI | Bandhan Oraon | 6,441 | 12.99 | ||
| KMPP | Kshirod Nath Chattopadhyay | 5,823 | 11.74 | ||
| IND | Khagendra Nath Ray | 2,740 | 5.53 | ||
| Socialist | Ranjay Wangboo | 1,534 | 3.09 | ||
| IND | Sudhindra Nath Chakravarty | 1,188 | 2.40 | ||
| Socialist | Basanta Ghosh | 1,159 | 2.34 | ||
| Majority | 255 | 0.52 | |||
| Turnout | 49,590 | 57.23 | |||