Country India District Darjeeling Type Open | State West Bengal Constituency No 24 Lok Sabha constituency 4 Darjeeling | |
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Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 24 Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).
2016 Election
In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Shanta Chhetri of TMC.
2011
In the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Pemu Chhetri of GNLF.
1977-2006
In the 2006, 2001 and 1996 state assembly elections, Shanta Chhetri of GNLF won the Kurseong seat, defeating her nearest rivals Buddhiman Rai, Independent/CPRM, in the last year, and Tulsi Bhattarai of CPI(M) in the previous two years. Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nar Bahadur Chhetri, Independent, defeated Dawa Lama of CPI(M) in 1991. Harka Bahadur Rai of CPI(M) defeated A.N. Pradhan of Congress in 1987 and Dawa Narbula of Congress in 1982. Dawa Narbula of Congress defeated Ananda Pathak of CPI(M) in 1977.
1951–1972
Prior to 1977, Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) did not exist. However, there was Jore Bungalow (Vidhan Sabha constituency) which later ceased to exist. In 1972, Nanda Lal Gururng of IGL won from the Jore Bungalow seat. In 1971, Ananda Prasad Pathak of CPI(M) won. Nanda Lal Gurung won in 1969 as an IGL candidate and in 1967 he won as an independent candidate. Bhadra Bahadur Hamal of CPI won in 1962 and 1957. In independent India’s first election in 1951 while Jore Bungalow was a constituency, there was a joint Kurseong-Siliguri constituency. Tenzing Wangdi of Congress and George Mahbert, Independent, won jointly from the Kurseong-Siliguri seat, and Shiva Kumar Rai, Independent, won from the Jore Bungalow seat.