KURSEONG
Assembly seat no. 24 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
ROHIT SHARMA
GOJAM
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2016
33,726
20.57% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
AITCSHANTA CHHETRI
- Votes
- 53,221
- Vote share
- 32.46%
- Behind by
- 33,726
Electors
2,25,802
Total votes polled
1,63,973
Valid votes
1,63,973
NOTA votes
7,426
4.53% of votes polled
Turnout
72.6%
Full result, 2016
4 candidates · 1,63,973 valid votes
ROHIT SHARMAGOJAMwon
86,947
53.0%
SHANTA CHHETRIAITC
53,221
32.5%
ARUN KUMAR GHATANIIND
12,219
7.5%
DHURBA DEWANGRAC
4,160
2.5%
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
