KURSEONG
Assembly seat no. 24 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
SHANTA CHETTRI
GNLF
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2001
30,901
29.60% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMTULSI BHATTRAI
- Votes
- 24,729
- Vote share
- 23.69%
- Behind by
- 30,901
Electors
1,71,721
Total votes polled
1,04,393
Valid votes
1,04,393
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.8%
Full result, 2001
4 candidates · 1,04,393 valid votes
SHANTA CHETTRIGNLFwon
55,630
53.3%
TULSI BHATTRAICPM
24,729
23.7%
PRADIP PRADHANIND
14,854
14.2%
BALARAM CHHETRIBJP
9,180
8.8%
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
