DARJEELING
Assembly seat no. 23 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DARJEELING. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2026
Noman Rai
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2026
6,057
3.48% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BGPMBijoy Kumar Rai
- Votes
- 56,019
- Vote share
- 32.23%
- Behind by
- 6,057
Electors
2,10,995
Total votes polled
1,73,807
Valid votes
1,73,807
NOTA votes
2,040
1.17% of votes polled
Turnout
82.4%
Full result, 2026
6 candidates · 1,73,807 valid votes
Noman RaiBJPwon
62,076
35.7%
Bijoy Kumar RaiBGPM
56,019
32.2%
Ajoy Lucas EdwardsIND
48,635
28.0%
Jatin GhalayIND
1,937
1.1%
Madhap RaiINC
1,729
1.0%
Milan ThokarRAJSPTY
1,371
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Noman Rai | BJP | 62,076 | 35.72% | Bijoy Kumar Rai | 6,057 |
| 2021 | NEERAJ TAMANG ZIMBA | BJP | 68,907 | 40.88% | KESHAV RAJ SHARMA | 21,276 |
| 2016 | AMAR SINGH RAI | GOJAM | 95,386 | 59.85% | SARDA RAI SUBBA | 49,913 |
| 2011 | TRILOK KUMAR DEWAN | GOJAM | 1,20,532 | 78.51% | BIM SUBBA | 1,06,555 |
| 2006 | PRANAY RAI | GNLF | 58,646 | 52.97% | AMAR LAMA | 22,010 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above