Darjeeling
Constituency No. 23 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
LS constituencyDarjeeling
Established1952
Total electors246,663
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

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

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 23 Darjeeling Assembly constituency covers Darjeeling municipality, Darjeeling Pulbazar 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 panchayats of Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri community development block.[1]

Darjeeling Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
1951 Dalbahadur Singh Gahatraj Independent
1957 Deo Prakash Rai Independent
1962 Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1967
1969
1971
1972
1977
1982 Dawa Lama Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1987
1991 Narendra Kumai Independent
1996 Nar Bahadur Chhetri Gorkha National Liberation Front
2001 D.K. Pradhan
2006 Pranay Rai
2011 Trilok Dewan Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
2016 Amar Singh Rai
2019" Neeraj Zimba Gorkha National Liberation Front
2021

Election results

Source:[2]

2011 Election

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Trilok Dewan of GJM defeated his nearest rival Bim Subba of GNLF.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Darjeeling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
GJM Trilok Dewan 120,532 78.50 Winner
GNLF Bim Subba 13,997 9.11
ABGL Bharati Tamang 11,198 7.29
CPI(M) K.B. Wattar 5,353 3.48
INC Nahakul Chandra Chhetri 2,463 1.60
Majority 1,06,535 69.39
Turnout 1,53,523 70.44
GJM gain from GNLF Swing

2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Amar Singh Rai of GJM defeated his nearest rival Sarda Rai Subba of TMC.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Darjeeling constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
GJM Amar Singh Rai 95,386 59.85 Winner
AITC Sarda Rai Subba 45,473 28.53
CPRM Govind Chettri 8,982 5.63
GRC Ashok Kumar Lepcha 3,716 2.33
None of the Above None of the Above 5,817 3.65
Majority 49,913 31.32
Turnout 1,59,374 67.11
GJM hold Swing

2019 By Election

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.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly By-Election, 2019: Darjeeling constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Neeraj Zimba 88,161 61.80 Winner
GJM (Binay faction)/Independent Binay Tamang 41,623 29.18
JAP Amar Lama 3,242 2.27
CPI(M) K.B. Wattar 2,087 1.46
Independent Swaraj Thapa 1,768 1.24
Independent Sarda Rai Subba 1,270 0.89
Indian Democratic Republican Front Sanjay Thakuri 1,183 0.83
GRC Amar Luksom 1,166 0.82
ABGL Biplov Rai 668 0.47
None of the Above None of the Above 1,487 1.04
Majority 46,538 32.62
Turnout 1,42,675 59.71
BJP gain from GJM Swing

2021 Election

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Keshav Raj Sharma of GJM (Binay faction).

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Darjeeling constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Neeraj Zimba 68,907 40.88 Winner
GJM (Binay faction) Keshav Raj Sharma 47,631 28.26
GJM (Bimal faction) Pemba Tshering Ola 38,240 22.68
Independent Suraj Gurung 2,855 1.69
ABGL (Bharati faction) Nima Gyamtsho Sherpa 2,088 1.24
CPI(M) Gautam Raj Rai 1,913 1.13
Independent Anjani Sharma 1,677 0.99
ABGL (Laxman faction) Milan Thokar 1,397 0.83
Independent Bharat Prakash Rai 1,327 0.79
None of the Above None of the Above 2,540 1.51
Majority 21,276 12.62
Turnout 1,68,575
BJP hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of Indial. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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