| Kurseong | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 24 for theWest 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 | 236,477 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kurseong Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inDarjeeling district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 24 Kurseong Assembly constituency coversKurseong municipality,Kurseongcommunity 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 Sonadagram panchayats ofJorebunglow Sukhiapokhri community development block, and (i) Sitong Forest (Village), (ii) Sivok Hill Forest (Village), and (iii) Sivok Forest (Village) in Champasari GP ofMatigara community development block.[1]
Kurseong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
In the2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Bishnu Prasad Sharma of BJP defeated his nearest rival Tshering Lama Dahal of GJM (Binay faction).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bishnu Prasad Sharma | 73,475 | 41.86 | New | |
| GJM | Tshering Lama Dahal | 57,960 | 33.02 |  34.17 | |
| CPI(M) | Uttam Brahman | 2,545 | 1.45 | 6.00 | |
| ABGL | Ugam Lama | 2,299 | 1.31 | New | |
| Independent | Pranav Pradhan | 1,366 | 0.78 | New | |
| Independent | Bhupendra Lepcha | 960 | 0.55 | New | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,417 | 1.38 | ||
| Majority | 15,515 | 8.84 | |||
| Turnout | 1,75,545 | ||||
| BJPgain fromGJM | Swing | ||||
In the2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Shanta Chhetri of TMC.
| 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 | |||
| GJMhold | Swing | ||||
In the2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Pemu Chhetri of GNLF.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJM | Rohit Sharma | 114,297 | 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 | |||
| GJMgain fromGNLF | Swing | ||||
