Kurseong
Constituency No. 24 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kurseong Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
LS constituencyDarjeeling
Established1952
Total electors236,477
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

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

Overview

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
1951Kurseong-SiliguriTenzing WangdiIndian National Congress
1951Kurseong-SiliguriGeorge MahbertIndependent
1951KurseongShiva Kumar RaiIndependent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1957KurseongBhadra Bahadur HamalCommunist Party of India
1962KurseongBhadra Bahadur HamalCommunist Party of India
1967KurseongNanda Lal GurungIndependent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1969KurseongNanda Lal GurungAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1971KurseongAnanda Prasad PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1972KurseongNanda Lal GurungAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1977KurseongDawa NarbulaIndian National Congress
1982KurseongHarka Bahadur RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1987KurseongHarka Bahadur RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1991KurseongNar Bahadur ChhetriIndependent/Gorkha National Liberation Front
1996KurseongShanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front
2001KurseongShanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front
2006KurseongShanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front
2011KurseongRohit SharmaGorkha Janmukti Morcha
2016KurseongRohit SharmaGorkha Janmukti Morcha
2021KurseongBishnu Prasad SharmaBharatiya 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
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. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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