https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Darjeeling_Assembly_constituency Darjeeling Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T20:55:39Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Darjeeling_Assembly_constituency&diff=495618&oldid=prev StaciWinslow at 08:42, 8 May 2026 2026-05-08T08:42:49Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Darjeeling Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Darjeeling district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Darjeeling<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Darjeeling.map}}<br /> | map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Darjeeling Assembly Constituency<br /> | map_alt = <br /> | mla = [[Noman Rai]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> | preceded_by = Neeraj Zimba<br /> | state = [[West Bengal]]<br /> | district = [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency|Darjeeling]]<br /> | constituency_no = 23<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | electors = 246,663<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 23 Darjeeling Assembly constituency covers [[Darjeeling]] municipality, [[Darjeeling Pulbazar (Community development block)|Darjeeling Pulbazar]] [[Community Development Block in India|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 panchayat]]s of [[Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri (Community development block)|Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri]] community development block.&lt;ref name =delimitation&gt;{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 30 June 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of Indial}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Darjeeling Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;ref name =delimitation/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> !Year<br /> !Name<br /> !colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> |Dalbahadur Singh Gahatraj<br /> |{{Party name with color|Independent}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;7&quot;|[[Deo Prakash Rai]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|rowspan=7}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Dawa Lama<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> |Narendra Kumai<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Gorkha National Liberation Front|rowspan=4}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> |Nar Bahadur Chhetri<br /> |-<br /> |[[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> |D.K. Pradhan<br /> |-<br /> |[[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> |Pranay Rai<br /> |-<br /> |[[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> |Trilok Dewan<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |[[Amar Singh Rai]]<br /> |-<br /> |2019^<br /> |rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|[[Neeraj Zimba]]<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> |[[Noman Rai]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> * ^ by-election<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> <br /> === 2026 ===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[Next West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Darjeeling}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = [[Noman Rai]] <br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |votes = 62,076<br /> |percentage = 35.72<br /> |change = {{down}}5.16<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bijoy Kumar Rai|party=Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha|votes=56,019|percentage=32.23|change={{new}}}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ajoy Edwards|Ajoy Lucas Edwards]]|party=Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front|votes=48,635|percentage=27.98|change={{new}}}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Madhap Rai|party=Indian National Congress|votes=1,729|percentage=0.99|change={{new}}}}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |candidate = Milan Thokar<br /> |party = Rastriya Aam Jan Seva Party<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:1371}}<br /> |percentage = 0.79<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Jatin Ghalay|votes={{formatnum:1937}}|percentage=1.11|change={{new}}}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes={{formatnum:2040}}|percentage=1.17|change={{down}}0.34}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:6057}}|percentage=3.49|change={{down}}9.13}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum: 173807}}|percentage=88.98|change=}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2021 Election ===<br /> <br /> In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Keshav Raj Sharma of GJM (Binay faction).<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Darjeeling constituency}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Neeraj Zimba<br /> |votes = 68,907<br /> |percentage = 40.88<br /> |change = {{Down}}20.92<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|GJM]] (Binay faction)<br /> |candidate = Keshav Raj Sharma<br /> |votes = 47,631<br /> |percentage = 28.26<br /> |change = {{Down}}0.92<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|GJM]] (Bimal faction)<br /> |candidate = Pemba Tshering Ola<br /> |votes = 38,240<br /> |percentage = 22.68<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Suraj Gurung|votes=2,855|percentage=1.69|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|ABGL]] (Bharati faction)<br /> |candidate = Nima Gyamtsho Sherpa<br /> |votes = 2,088<br /> |percentage = 1.24<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Gautam Raj Rai|votes=1,913|percentage=1.13|change={{Down}}0.33}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Anjani Sharma|votes=1,677|percentage=0.99|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|ABGL]] (Laxman faction)<br /> |candidate = Milan Thokar<br /> |votes = 1,397<br /> |percentage = 0.83<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Bharat Prakash Rai|votes=1,327|percentage=0.79|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the Above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=2,540|percentage=1.51|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=21,276|percentage=12.62|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=1,68,575|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |<br /> |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2019 by-Election ===<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly By-Election, 2019: Darjeeling constituency}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Neeraj Zimba<br /> |votes = 88,161<br /> |percentage = 61.80<br /> |change = Winner<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|GJM]] (Binay faction)<br /> |candidate = Binay Tamang<br /> |votes = 41,623<br /> |percentage = 29.18<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Jana Andolan Party|candidate=Amar Lama|votes=3,242|percentage=2.27|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K.B. Wattar|votes=2,087|percentage=1.46|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Swaraj Thapa|votes=1,768|percentage=1.24|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Sarda Rai Subba|votes=1,270|percentage=0.89|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = Indian Democratic Republican Front<br /> |candidate = Sanjay Thakuri<br /> |votes = 1,183<br /> |percentage = 0.83<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Gorkha Rashtriya Congress|candidate=Amar Luksom|votes=1,166|percentage=0.82|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|candidate=Biplov Rai|votes=668|percentage=0.47|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above (India)|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=1,487|percentage=1.04|change={{Down}}2.25}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=46,538|percentage=32.62|change={{Up}}1.3}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=1,42,675|percentage=59.71|change=}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> | winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |loser = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2016 Election ===<br /> <br /> In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Amar Singh Rai of GJM defeated his nearest rival Sarda Rai Subba of TMC.<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Darjeeling constituency}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha<br /> |candidate = Amar Singh Rai<br /> |votes = 95,386<br /> |percentage = 59.85<br /> |change = {{Down}}18.65<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Sarda Rai Subba|votes=45,473|percentage=28.53|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists|candidate=Govind Chettri|votes=8,982|percentage=5.63|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Gorkha Rashtriya Congress|candidate=Ashok Kumar Lepcha|votes=3,716|percentage=2.33|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above (India)|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=5,817|percentage=3.65|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=49,913|percentage=31.32|change={{Down}}38.07}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=159,374|percentage=67.11|change=}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |<br /> |winner = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2011 Election ===<br /> <br /> In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Trilok Dewan of GJM defeated his nearest rival Bim Subba of GNLF.<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Darjeeling}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha<br /> |candidate = Trilok Dewan<br /> |votes = 1,20,532<br /> |percentage = 78.50<br /> |change = Winner<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Gorkha National Liberation Front<br /> |candidate = Bim Subba<br /> |votes = 13,997<br /> |percentage = 9.11<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League<br /> |candidate = Bharati Tamang<br /> |votes = 11,198<br /> |percentage = 7.29<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |candidate = K.B. Wattar<br /> |votes = 5,353<br /> |percentage = 3.48<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Nahakul Chandra Chhetri<br /> |votes = 2,463<br /> |percentage = 1.60<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 1,06,535<br /> |percentage = 69.39<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 1,53,523<br /> |percentage = 70.44<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha<br /> |loser = Gorkha National Liberation Front<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Darjeeling}}<br /> {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}<br /> <br /> {{West Bengal elections}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Darjeeling district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Darjeeling]]</div> StaciWinslow