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Assembly constituency 24 · West Bengal

Kurseong is assembly constituency number 24 in West Bengal, in Darjiling district, and one of the segments of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sonam Lama of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 41.2% of the vote, 17,007 votes ahead of Amar Lama (BGPM).

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Kurseong · 2026AC 24
  1. 01
    Sonam Lama
    BJP
    74,878
    41.18%
  2. 02
    Amar Lama
    BGPM
    57,871
    31.83%
  3. 03
    Bandana Rai
    Independent
    41,088
    22.60%
  4. 04
    Uttam Brahman
    CPI(M)
    1,690
    0.93%
  5. 05
    Saroj Kumar Khattri
    INC
    1,651
    0.91%
  6. 2 other candidates · 2,887 votesNOTA · 1,768 (0.97%)

Margin 17,007 votes · 9.35% of valid votes

2,18,103
Registered electors
2026 election
83.8%
Turnout
+9.2 pts vs 2021
17,007
Victory margin
9.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,81,833 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kurseong 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sonam LamaMale · 46 yrs · STBJP74,878
41.18%
2Amar LamaMale · 65 yrsBGPM57,871
31.83%
3Bandana RaiFemale · 47 yrsIndependent41,088
22.60%
—NOTANOTA1,768
0.97%
4Uttam BrahmanMale · 60 yrsCPI(M)1,690
0.93%
5Saroj Kumar KhattriMale · 68 yrsINC1,651
0.91%
6Sumendra TamangMale · 33 yrs · STIndependent1,488
0.82%
7Mohan SharmaMale · 38 yrsIndependent1,399
0.77%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%80%2011201620212026BJP 41.2%BGPM 31.8%GOJAM 53.0%TMC 32.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Sonam LamaBJP · 41.2% · margin 17,007Turnout83.8%
2021Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain)BJP · 41.9% · margin 15,515Turnout74.6%
2016Rohit SharmaGOJAM · 53.0% · margin 33,726Turnout72.9%
2011Rohit SharmaGOJAM · 74.0% · margin 93,096Turnout78.4%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kurseong result 2021

Kurseong 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain)BJP73,475
41.86%
2Tshering LamaIndependent57,960
33.02%
3Narbu LamaIndependent33,094
18.85%
4Uttam BrahmanCPI(M)2,545
1.45%
—NOTANOTA2,417
1.38%
5Ugam LamaIndependent2,299
1.31%
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6Bikram RaiIndependent1,429
0.81%
7Pranav PradhanIndependent1,366
0.78%
8Bhupendra LepchaIndependent960
0.55%

Kurseong result 2016

Kurseong 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rohit SharmaGOJAM86,947
53.03%
2Shanta ChhetriTMC53,221
32.46%
3Arun Kumar GhataniIndependent12,219
7.45%
—NOTANOTA7,426
4.53%
4Dhurba DewanGRAC4,160
2.54%

Kurseong result 2011

Kurseong 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rohit SharmaGOJAM1,14,297
74.00%
2Pemu ChhetriGNLF21,201
13.73%
3Bhupendra LepchaIndependent5,963
3.86%
4Shiva Kumar PradhanABGL4,463
2.89%
5Chhabi Chandra RaiINC4,272
2.77%
6Deepa ChhetriCPI(M)4,253
2.75%
Map

Kurseong outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Darjiling district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Kurseong is one of the assembly segments of Darjeeling. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Darjeeling candidates.

  • Raju BistaBJP93,981 58.0%
  • Gopal LamaTMC55,474 34.2%
  • Munish TamangINC5,075 3.1%
  • Bandana RaiIndependent3,905 2.4%
  • Bishnu Prasad SharmaIndependent1,068 0.7%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 38,507 EVM votes.

Open Darjeeling Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kurseong.

Who won the Kurseong assembly seat in 2026?

Sonam Lama of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kurseong in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 74,878 votes, which was 41.18% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kurseong?

The margin was 17,007 votes (9.35% of valid votes). The runner-up was Amar Lama of the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha with 57,871 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kurseong in 2026?

Turnout was 83.85%: 1,82,872 of 2,18,103 registered electors voted, across 302 polling stations. That is 9.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kurseong part of?

Kurseong is an assembly segment of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Raju Bista got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kurseong a reserved constituency?

No. Kurseong is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Kurseong?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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