https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kurseong_Assembly_constituency Kurseong Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T04:00:33Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Kurseong_Assembly_constituency&diff=511267&oldid=prev KirkEvd85074933 at 05:20, 6 May 2026 2026-05-06T05:20:25Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Kurseong<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/Kurseong.map}}<br /> | map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kurseong Assembly Constituency<br /> | map_alt = <br /> | mla = Sonam Lama (elect)<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> | state = [[West Bengal]]<br /> | district = [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency|Darjeeling]]<br /> | constituency_no = 24<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | electors = 236,477<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | abolished = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kurseong 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 /> <br /> ==Overview==<br /> [[File:Kurseong Toy train.jpg|thumb|285x285px|Kurseong train building]]<br /> As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 24 Kurseong Assembly constituency covers [[Kurseong]] municipality, [[Kurseong (Community development block)|Kurseong]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], [[Mirik]] municipality, [[Mirik (Community development block)|Mirik]] community development block, [[Rangli Rangliot (Community development block)|Rangli Rangliot]] community development block, Gorabari Margaret&#039;s Hope, Lower Sonada I, Lower Sonada II, Munda Kothi and Upper Sonada [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri (Community development block)|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)|Matigara]] 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 India}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Kurseong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&lt;ref name =delimitation/&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> !colspan=&quot;4&quot;|&#039;&#039;Kurseong-Siliguri&#039;&#039;<br /> |-<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|[[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]<br /> | Tenzing Wangdi<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | George Mahbert<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br /> |-<br /> !colspan=&quot;4&quot;|&#039;&#039;Kurseong&#039;&#039;<br /> |-<br /> | [[1951 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1951]]<br /> | [[Shiva Kumar Rai]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Bhadra Bahadur Hamal<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|[[Nanda Lal Gurung]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br /> | [[Ananda Pathak|Ananda Prasad Pathak]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | [[Nanda Lal Gurung]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> | [[Dawa Narbula]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|Harka Bahadur Rai<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 /> | Nar Bahadur Chhetri<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Gorkha National Liberation Front|rowspan=4}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;3&quot;|[[Shanta Chhetri]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot;|[[Rohit Sharma (West Bengal politician)|Rohit Sharma]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |[[Bishnu Prasad Sharma]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2|dab=yes}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> |Sonam Lama<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> <br /> ===2026===<br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kurseong}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = [[Sonam Lama (politician)|Sonam Lama]]<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:74878}}<br /> |percentage = 41.18<br /> |change = {{down}}0.68<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Amar Lama<br /> |party = Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:57871}}<br /> |percentage = 31.83<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Bandana Rai<br /> |party = Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front <br /> |votes = {{formatnum:41088}}<br /> |percentage = 22.6<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Uttam Brahman<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:1690}}<br /> |percentage = 0.93<br /> |change = {{down}}0.52<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Saroj Kumar Khatri<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum: 1651}}<br /> |percentage = 0.91<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Sumendra Tamang<br /> |votes = {{formatnum: 1488}}<br /> |percentage = 0.82<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Mohan Sharma<br /> |votes = {{formatnum: 1399}}<br /> |percentage = 0.77<br /> |change = {{new}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br /> |party = None of the above (India)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum: 1768}}<br /> |percentage = 0.97<br /> |change = {{down}}0.41<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:17007}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:181833}}<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2021===<br /> In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Bishnu Prasad Sharma of BJP defeated his nearest rival Tshering Lama Dahal of GJM (Binay faction).<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kurseong}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Bishnu Prasad Sharma<br /> |votes = 73,475 <br /> |percentage = 41.86<br /> |change = Winner<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|GJM]] (Binay faction)<br /> |candidate = Tshering Lama Dahal<br /> |votes = 57,960<br /> |percentage = 33.02<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate|<br /> |party = [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|GJM]] (Bimal faction)<br /> |candidate = Narbu Lama<br /> |votes = 33,094<br /> |percentage = 18.85<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br /> |candidate = Uttam Brahman<br /> |votes = 2,545<br /> |percentage = 1.45<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League<br /> |candidate = Ugam Lama<br /> |votes = 2,299<br /> |percentage = 1.31<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Bikram Rai<br /> |votes = 1,429<br /> |percentage = 0.81<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Pranav Pradhan<br /> |votes = 1,366<br /> |percentage = 0.78<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = Bhupendra Lepcha<br /> |votes = 960<br /> |percentage = 0.55<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = None of the Above<br /> |candidate = None of the Above<br /> |votes = 2,417<br /> |percentage = 1.38<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 15,515<br /> |percentage = 8.84<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 1,75,545<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<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]], Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Shanta Chhetri of TMC.<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kurseong constituency}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha<br /> |candidate = [[Rohit Sharma (West Bengal politician) | Rohit Sharma]]<br /> |votes = 86,947<br /> |percentage = 53.02<br /> |change = Winner<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Shanta Chhetri|votes=53,221|percentage=32.45|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists|candidate=Arun Kumar Ghatani|votes=12,219|percentage=7.45|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Gorkha Rashtriya Congress|candidate=Dhurba Dewan|votes=4,160|percentage=2.53|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the Above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=7,426|percentage=4.53|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=33,726|percentage=20.57|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=1,63,973|percentage=72.62|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]], Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Pemu Chhetri of GNLF.<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kurseong constituency}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha<br /> |candidate = [[Rohit Sharma (West Bengal politician) | Rohit Sharma]]<br /> |votes = 1,14,297<br /> |percentage = 74.00<br /> |change = Winner<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Gorkha National Liberation Front|candidate=Pemu Chhetri|votes=21,201|percentage=13.72|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Bhupendra Lepcha|votes=5,963|percentage=3.86|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|candidate=Shiva Kumar Pradhan|votes=4,463|percentage=2.89|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Chhabi Chandra Rai|votes=4,272|percentage=2.76|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Deepa Chettri|votes=4,253|percentage=2.75|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=93,096|percentage=60.28|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=1,54,449|percentage=78.19|change=}}<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]]</div> KirkEvd85074933