KURSEONG
Assembly seat no. 24 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1977.
Winner, 2021
Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain)
BJP
Elections held
11
1977–2026
Most successful party
GNLF
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2021
15,515
8.84% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
INDTshering Lama
- Votes
- 57,960
- Vote share
- 33.02%
- Behind by
- 15,515
Electors
2,37,447
Total votes polled
1,75,545
Valid votes
1,75,545
NOTA votes
2,417
1.38% of votes polled
Turnout
73.9%
Full result, 2021
8 candidates · 1,75,545 valid votes
Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain)BJPwon
73,475
41.9%
Tshering LamaIND
57,960
33.0%
Narbu LamaIND
33,094
18.9%
Uttam BrahmanCPM
2,545
1.4%
Ugam LamaIND
2,299
1.3%
Bikram RaiIND
1,429
0.8%
Pranav PradhanIND
1,366
0.8%
Bhupendra LepchaIND
960
0.6%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KURSEONG assembly constituency in 2026?
Sonam Lama (BJP) won KURSEONG in 2026, by a margin of 17,007 votes.
Which party has won KURSEONG the most times?
GNLF, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has KURSEONG gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1977 to 2026.
Who has won KURSEONG the most times?
ROHIT SHARMA, with 2 wins between 2011 and 2016.
