# Phansidewa Assembly constituency

Phansidewa is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for members of the Scheduled Tribes.
Most Successful parties from Phansidewa (ST) Assembly

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 27 Phansidewa Assembly constituency (ST) covers Phansidewa and Kharibari community development blocks.
Phansidewa Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | MLA | Party |
| 1962 | Tenzing Wangdi | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Tenzing Wangdi | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Patras Minz | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | Patras Minz | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Prokash Minz | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Prokash Minz | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | Prokash Minz | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | Prokash Minz | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | Choton Kisku | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | Sunil Chandra Tirkey | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Sunil Chandra Tirkey | Indian National Congress |
| 2021 | Durga Murmu | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 Times | 7 Times | 1 Time |
| CPI(M) | INC | BJP |

## Legislative Assembly Election Results
### 2021

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Durga Murmu of BJP defeated his nearest rival Choton Kisku of TMC.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Durga Murmu | 105,651 | 50.89 | Winner |
| | AITC | Choton Kisku | 77,940 | 37.55 | |
| | INC | Sunil Chandra Tirkey | 12,815 | 6.17 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Sumanti Ekka | 2,787 | 1.34 | |
| | BSP | Karuna Ranjan Soren | 2,291 | 1.10 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Bhola Tirki | 1,832 | 0.88 | |
| | BTP | Amit Lakra | 1,699 | 0.82 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,575 | 1.24 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,711 | 13.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,07,590 | 86.32 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sunil Chandra Tirkey of Congress defeated his nearest rival Carolus Lakra of TMC.
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sunil Chandra Tirkey | 73,158 | 40.35 | Winner |
| | AITC | Carolus Lakra | 66,084 | 36.45 | |
| | BJP | Durga Murmu | 32,894 | 18.14 | |
| | Independent | Jemshan Tirkey | 2,072 | 1.14 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Lalu Oraon | 1,596 | 0.88 | |
| | BMP | Bikash Birju | 1,474 | 0.81 | |
| | Independent | Sushil Lakra | 1,373 | 0.75 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,629 | 1.45 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,074 | 3.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,81,280 | 87.85 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sunil Chandra Tirkey of Congress defeated his nearest rival Choton Kisku of CPI(M).
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sunil Chandra Tirkey | 61,388 | 42.55 | Winner |
| | CPI(M) | Choton Kisku | 59,151 | 41.00 | |
| | Rashtriya Deshaj Party | Junas Kerketta | 7,536 | 5.22 | |
| | BJP | Dila Saibo | 5,734 | 3.97 | |
| | KPP | Helarius Ekka | 4,114 | 2.85 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Kandra Murmu | 2,138 | 1.48 | |
| | Independent | Sudhir Tirki | 1,896 | 1.31 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Ram Ganesh Baraik | 1,286 | 0.89 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Bhola Tirki | 1,028 | 0.71 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,237 | 1.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,271 | 87.49 | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### 2006

In the 2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Choton Kisku of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Mamla Kujur of Congress.
2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Choton Kisku | 93,689 | 50.22% | Winner |
| | INC | Mamla Kujur | 58,185 | 31.2% | |
| | BJP | Dila Saibo | 14,788 | 7.92% | |
| | Independent | Ram Ganesh Baraik | 8,337 | 4.5% | |
| | GNLF | Ishwaridan Guria | 4,556 | 2.44% | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Rengta Murmu | 2,365 | 1.3% | |
| | BSP | Sudhir Hansda | 2,346 | 1.25% | |
| | Independent | Mahendra Bhagat | 2,273 | 1.22% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,504 | 19.02% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,86,539 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 2001

In the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Prokash Minz of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Mamla Kujur of Congress.
2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Prokash Minz | 77,507 | 47.45% | Winner |
| | INC | Mamla Kujur | 48,870 | 29.92% | |
| | Independent | Cornelius Tigga | 17,915 | 10.97% | |
| | Independent | Ram Ganesh Baraik | 6,977 | 4.27% | |
| | BJP | Sukhdeo Bhagat | 5,723 | 3.5% | |
| | GNLF | Akul Munda | 4,467 | 2.73% | |
| | Independent | Mahendra Bhagat | 1,870 | 1.14% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,637 | 17.53% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,329 | 71.86% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1996

In the 1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Prokash Minz of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Chhabilal Minj of Congress.
1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Prokash Minz | 85,845 | 50.79% | Winner |
| | INC | Chhabilal Minj | 67,439 | 39.9% | |
| | BJP | Ratan Kumar Hansda | 9,559 | 5.66% | |
| | Independent | Ram Ganesh Baraik | 3,936 | 2.33% | |
| | BSP | Radha Munda | 1,379 | 0.82% | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Rengta Murmu | 592 | 0.35% | |
| | Independent | Ekka Samarendra (Pintu) | 279 | 0.17% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,406 | 10.89% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,69,029 | 82.79% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1991

In the 1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Prokash Minz of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress.
1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Prokash Minz | 62,076 | 47.01% | Winner |
| | INC | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | 52,574 | 39.81% | |
| | BJP | Tereser Sorang Chacko | 10,441 | 7.91% | |
| | Independent | Bandhan Uraon | 2,203 | 1.67% | |
| | Independent | Shanti Sarker (Munda) | 1,916 | 1.45% | |
| | BSP | Babun Murmu | 1,502 | 1.14% | |
| | Independent | Bigu Uraon | 1,096 | 0.83% | |
| | Independent | Suklal Tudu | 247 | 0.19% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,502 | 7.2% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,055 | 72.4% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1987

In the 1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Prokash Minz of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress.
1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Prokash Minz | 53,685 | 49.44% | Winner |
| | INC | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | 47,344 | 43.6% | |
| | Independent | Santi Sarkar (Munda) | 3,254 | 3% | |
| | Independent | Patras Minj | 2,045 | 1.88% | |
| | Independent | Pandoo Baraik | 1,054 | 0.97% | |
| | Independent | Bandhan Uraon | 630 | 0.58% | |
| | Independent | Oraon Maturam | 569 | 0.52% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,341 | 5.84% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,08,581 | 66.61% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1982

In the 1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Patras Minz of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress.
1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Patras Minz | 41,362 | 45.76% | Winner |
| | INC | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | 36,076 | 39.92% | |
| | JP | Teresa Sorang Chacko | 5,120 | 5.66% | |
| | Independent | Edwar Tirkey | 3,973 | 4.4% | |
| | Independent | Santi Munda | 2,725 | 3.03% | |
| | Independent | Dharmendra Nath Birja | 1,114 | 1.23% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,286 | 5.84% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,370 | 73.69% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### 1977

In the 1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Patras Minz of CPI(M) defeated his nearest rival Teresa Sorang Chacko of Janata Party.
1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Patras Minz | 20,819 | 41.9% | Winner |
| | JP | Teresa Sorang Chacko | 13,354 | 26.87% | |
| | INC | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | 11,969 | 24.09% | |
| | CPI | Besra Ramesh | 3,550 | 7.14% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,465 | 15.03% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,692 | 52.13% | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1972

In the 1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress(R) defeated his nearest rival Patras Minz of CPI(M).
1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(R) | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | 27,894 | 62.26% | Winner |
| | CPI(M) | Patras Minz | 16,912 | 37.74% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,907 | 24.52% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,806 | 55.21% | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1971

In the 1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress defeated his nearest rival Patras Minz CPI(M) .
1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | 19,259 | 43.76% | Winner |
| | CPI(M) | Patras Minz | 14,678 | 33.35% | |
| | AIFB | Gopal Hansda | 3,415 | 7.76% | |
| | Bangla Congress | Oraon Marianus Tigga | 2,169 | 4.93% | |
| | RSP | Joseph Kunda | 1,968 | 4.47% | |
| | INC(O) | Timba Oraon | 1,799 | 4.09% | |
| | Independent | Anjulush Murmu | 725 | 1.65% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,581 | 10.41% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,013 | 57.35% | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1969

In the 1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Iswar Chandra Tirkey of Congress defeated his nearest rival Patras Minz of CPI(M).
1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Iswar Chandra Tirkey | 20,974 | 65.13% | Winner |
| | CPI(M) | Patras Minz | 11,228 | 34.86% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,746 | 30.27% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,202 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1967

In the 1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Tenzing Wangdi of Congress defeated his nearest rival Jangal Santhal of CPI(M).
1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Tenzing Wangdi | 16,227 | 60.75% | Winner |
| | CPI(M) | Jangal Santhal | 10,484 | 39.25% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,743 | 21.5% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,711 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1962

In the 1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Tenzing Wangdi of Congress defeated his nearest rival Jangal Santhal of CPI.
1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Tenzing Wangdi | 10,389 | 53.21% | Winner |
| | CPI | Jangal Santhal | 9,132 | 46.78% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,257 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,521 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

## Lok Sabha Election Results
### 2024

In the 2024 Indian general election, Raju Bista of BJP was the leading candidate in Phansidewa Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
2024 Indian general election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Raju Bista | 106,491 | 50.85 |
| | AITC | Gopal Lama | 81,273 | 38.81 |
| | INC | Munish Tamang | 13,309 | 6.36 |
| | KMSP | Atasi Biswas | 961 | 0.46 |
| | NBPP | Qamrul Haque | 405 | 0.19 |
| | API | Pradhan Mardi | 748 | 0.36 |
| | Kamtapur People's Party | Budharu Roy | 515 | 0.25 |
| | SUCI(C) | Shahriar Alam | 436 | 0.21 |
| | GRC | Subodh Pakhrin | 275 | 0.13 |
| | Independent | Kalicharan Barman | 611 | 0.29 |
| | Independent | Khushi Ranjan Mandal | 608 | 0.29 |
| | Independent | Bandana Rai | 1,246 | 0.60 |
| | Independent | Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain) | 1,285 | 0.61 |
| | Independent | Bhupendra Lepcha | 1,240 | 0.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,218 | 12.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,09,403 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2019

In the 2019 Indian general election, Raju Bista of BJP was the leading candidate in Phansidewa Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
2019 Indian General election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Raju Bista | 107,115 | 55.01% | Winner |
| | AITC | Amar Singh Rai | 53,854 | 27.6% | |
| | INC | Sankar Malakar | 15,526 | 8% | |
| | CPI(M) | Saman Pathak | 7933 | 4.1% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,261 | 27.41% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,84,428 | 75% | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

In the 2014 Indian general election, S. S. Ahluwalia of BJP was the leading candidate in Phansidewa Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
2014 Indian general election : Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | S. S. Ahluwalia | 49,137 | 29.27% | Winner |
| | AITC | Bhaichung Bhutia | 44,226 | 26.24% | |
| | CPI(M) | Saman Pathak | 38,048 | 22.66% | |
| | INC | Sujay Ghatak | 24,906 | 14.84% | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3,154 | 1.88% | |
| | Independent | Mahendra P Lama | 1,690 | 1.01% | |
| | Independent | Arun Kumar Agarwal | 1,243 | 0.75% | |
| | Independent | Rabindra Roy Basunia | 1,218 | 0.73% | |
| | SUCI(C) | Goutam Bhattacharya | 1,204 | 0.72% | |
| | BSP | Kakuli Majumdar (Roy) | 809 | 0.49% | |
| | RJP | Sunil Pandit | 804 | 0.48% | |
| | BMP | Lalit Singha | 558 | 0.34% | |
| | GRC | Nima Lama | 482 | 0.29% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,911 | 3.03% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,67,479 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

In the 2009 Indian general election, Jibesh Sarkar of CPI(M) was the leading candidate in Phansidewa Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
2009 Indian general election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Jibesh Sarkar | 51,667 | 44.22% | Winner |
| | INC | Dawa Narbula | 37,177 | 31.82% | |
| | BJP | Jaswant Singh | 19,831 | 16.97% | |
| | Independent | Ram Ganesh Baraik | 2851 | 2.44% | |
| | BSP | Haridas Thakur | 1,206 | 1.04% | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Abhijit Majumdar | 1,160 | 1% | |
| | Independent | Nitu Jai | 1,064 | 0.92% | |
| | Independent | Arun Kumar Agarwal | 709 | 0.61% | |
| | AMB | Niranjan Saha | 617 | 0.53% | |
| | IPFB | Baidyanath Roy | 578 | 0.5% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,490 | 12.4% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,16,860 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2004

In the 2004 Indian general election, Moni Thapa of CPI(M) was the leading candidate in Phansidewa Assembly constituency of Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
2004 Indian general election: Phansidewa (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Moni Thapa | 68,034 | 39.68% | Winner |
| | INC | Dawa Narbula | 52,823 | 30.81% | |
| | BJP | Dr. G.S. Yonzone | 23,757 | 13.85% | |
| | Independent | Mohan Chhetri | 7,720 | 4.5% | |
| | Independent | Raju Bhatta | 5,925 | 3.45% | |
| | Independent | Sanjay Thakuri | 5,147 | 3% | |
| | BSP | Bimal Dutta | 2,167 | 1.26% | |
| | Independent | Kishalay Kanti Sharma | 2,167 | 1.26% | |
| | Independent | Lalit Barman | 2,138 | 1.25% | |
| | Independent | Tika Pradhan | 1,594 | 0.93% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,211 | 8.87% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,71,472 | | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |