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, 2001
D.K. PRADHAN
GNLF
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2001
45,263
42.99% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INDSAWAN RAI
- Votes
- 21,576
- Vote share
- 20.49%
- Behind by
- 45,263
Electors
1,73,770
Total votes polled
1,05,277
Valid votes
1,05,277
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.6%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,05,277 valid votes
D.K. PRADHANGNLFwon
66,839
63.5%
SAWAN RAIIND
21,576
20.5%
K.B.WATTERCPM
9,694
9.2%
PARVATI PRADHANINC
4,445
4.2%
KISHORE CHANDRA RAIBJP
2,723
2.6%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DARJEELING assembly constituency in 2026?
Noman Rai (BJP) won DARJEELING in 2026, by a margin of 6,057 votes.
Which party has won DARJEELING the most times?
GNLF, with 3 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DARJEELING gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won DARJEELING the most times?
DEO PRAKASH RAI, with 5 wins between 1962 and 1977.
