# Kurseong Assembly constituency

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. 24 Kurseong Assembly constituency covers Kurseong municipality, Kurseong community 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 Sonada gram panchayats of 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.
Kurseong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Kurseong-Siliguri | Tenzing Wangdi | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Kurseong-Siliguri | George Mahbert | Independent |
| 1951 | Kurseong | Shiva Kumar Rai | Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
| 1957 | Kurseong | Bhadra Bahadur Hamal | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Kurseong | Bhadra Bahadur Hamal | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Kurseong | Nanda Lal Gurung | Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
| 1969 | Kurseong | Nanda Lal Gurung | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
| 1971 | Kurseong | Ananda Prasad Pathak | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1972 | Kurseong | Nanda Lal Gurung | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
| 1977 | Kurseong | Dawa Narbula | Indian National Congress |
| 1982 | Kurseong | Harka Bahadur Rai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | Kurseong | Harka Bahadur Rai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | Kurseong | Nar Bahadur Chhetri | Independent/Gorkha National Liberation Front |
| 1996 | Kurseong | Shanta Chhetri | Gorkha National Liberation Front |
| 2001 | Kurseong | Shanta Chhetri | Gorkha National Liberation Front |
| 2006 | Kurseong | Shanta Chhetri | Gorkha National Liberation Front |
| 2011 | Kurseong | Rohit Sharma | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
| 2016 | Kurseong | Rohit Sharma | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
| 2021 | Kurseong | Bishnu Prasad Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Bishnu Prasad Sharma of BJP defeated his nearest rival Tshering Lama Dahal of GJM (Binay faction).
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kurseong :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 15,515 | 8.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,75,545 | | |
| | BJP gain from GJM | BJP gain from GJM | Swing | | |

### 2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Shanta Chhetri of TMC.
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kurseong constituency :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 33,726 | 20.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,973 | 72.62 | |
| | GJM hold | GJM hold | Swing | | |

### 2011 Election

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Pemu Chhetri of GNLF.
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kurseong constituency :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 93,096 | 60.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,449 | 78.19 | |
| | GJM gain from GNLF | GJM gain from GNLF | Swing | | |