KURSEONG
Assembly seat no. 24 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2026
Sonam Lama
BJP
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2026
17,007
9.35% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BGPMAmar Lama
- Votes
- 57,871
- Vote share
- 31.83%
- Behind by
- 17,007
Electors
2,18,103
Total votes polled
1,81,833
Valid votes
1,81,833
NOTA votes
1,768
0.97% of votes polled
Turnout
83.4%
Full result, 2026
7 candidates · 1,81,833 valid votes
Sonam LamaBJPwon
74,878
41.2%
Amar LamaBGPM
57,871
31.8%
Bandana RaiIND
41,088
22.6%
Uttam BrahmanCPM
1,690
0.9%
Saroj Kumar KhattriINC
1,651
0.9%
Sumendra TamangIND
1,488
0.8%
Mohan SharmaIND
1,399
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sonam Lama | BJP | 74,878 | 41.18% | Amar Lama | 17,007 |
| 2021 | Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain) | BJP | 73,475 | 41.86% | Tshering Lama | 15,515 |
| 2016 | ROHIT SHARMA | GOJAM | 86,947 | 53.03% | SHANTA CHHETRI | 33,726 |
| 2011 | ROHIT SHARMA | GOJAM | 1,14,297 | 74.00% | PEMU CHHETRI | 93,096 |
| 2006 | SHANTA CHHETRI | GNLF | 63,295 | 86.51% | MATILDA GURUNG | 59,149 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above