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, 2021
NEERAJ TAMANG ZIMBA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2021
21,276
12.62% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
INDKESHAV RAJ SHARMA
- Votes
- 47,631
- Vote share
- 28.26%
- Behind by
- 21,276
Electors
2,47,576
Total votes polled
1,68,575
Valid votes
1,68,575
NOTA votes
2,540
1.51% of votes polled
Turnout
68.1%
Full result, 2021
9 candidates · 1,68,575 valid votes
NEERAJ TAMANG ZIMBABJPwon
68,907
40.9%
KESHAV RAJ SHARMAIND
47,631
28.3%
PEMBA TSHERINGIND
38,240
22.7%
SURAJ GURUNGIND
2,855
1.7%
NIMA GYAMTSHO SHERPAIND
2,088
1.2%
GAUTAM RAJ RAICPM
1,913
1.1%
ANJANI SHARMAIND
1,677
1.0%
MILAN THOKARIND
1,397
0.8%
BHARAT PRAKASH RAIIND
1,327
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
