Darjeeling (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Darjeeling
Darjeeling
	Vidhan Sabha constituency
	Darjeeling Location in West Bengal Darjeeling Darjeeling (India)
	Coordinates: 27°02′20″N 88°15′50″E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Constituency No	23
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	4 Darjeeling
Electoral system	First past the post

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

Members of Legislative Assembly[2]

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

Election results

2019 By Election

In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election 2019, Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Binay Tamang (Independent).

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
	NOTA	None of the above	1,487	1.04
Turnout			142,655

2016 Election[2]

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
	NOTA	None of the Above	5,817	3.65
Turnout			159,374

2011 Election[2]

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Darjeeling constituency
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
Turnout			153,543

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References

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

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[delimitation-1] "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of Indial. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[WestBengalResults-2] "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.