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, 2016
AMAR SINGH RAI
GOJAM
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2016
49,913
31.32% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCSARDA RAI SUBBA
- Votes
- 45,473
- Vote share
- 28.53%
- Behind by
- 49,913
Electors
2,37,470
Total votes polled
1,59,374
Valid votes
1,59,374
NOTA votes
5,817
3.65% of votes polled
Turnout
67.1%
Full result, 2016
4 candidates · 1,59,374 valid votes
AMAR SINGH RAIGOJAMwon
95,386
59.9%
SARDA RAI SUBBAAITC
45,473
28.5%
GOVIND CHETTRIIND
8,982
5.6%
ASHOK KUMAR LEPCHAGRAC
3,716
2.3%
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