KURSEONG
Assembly seat no. 24 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2011
ROHIT SHARMA
GOJAM
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2011
93,096
60.28% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
GNLFPEMU CHHETRI
- Votes
- 21,201
- Vote share
- 13.73%
- Behind by
- 93,096
Electors
1,97,531
Total votes polled
1,54,449
Valid votes
1,54,449
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.2%
Full result, 2011
6 candidates · 1,54,449 valid votes
ROHIT SHARMAGOJAMwon
1,14,297
74.0%
PEMU CHHETRIGNLF
21,201
13.7%
BHUPENDRA LEPCHAIND
5,963
3.9%
SHIVA KUMAR PRADHANABGL
4,463
2.9%
CHHABI CHANDRA RAIINC
4,272
2.8%
DEEPA CHHETRICPM
4,253
2.8%
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
