Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kurseong
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kurseong
Kurseong

Location in West Bengal

Coordinates: 26°53′N 88°17′E / 26.883°N 88.283°E / 26.883; 88.283Coordinates: 26°53′N 88°17′E / 26.883°N 88.283°E / 26.883; 88.283
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Darjeeling
Constituency No 24
Type Open
Lok Sabha constituency 4 Darjeeling
Electoral system First past the post

Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 24 Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kurseong municipality, Kurseong community development block, Mirik municipality, Mirik community development block, Rangli Rangliot community development block, Gorabari Margaret’s Hope, Lower Sonada I, Lower Sonada II, Munda Kothi and Upper Sonada gram panchayats of Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri community development block, and (i) Sitong Forest (Village), (ii) Sivok Hill Forest (Village), and (iii) Sivok Forest (Village) in Champasari GP of Matigara community development block.[1]

Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951Kurseong-SiliguriTenzing Wangdi Indian National Congress[2]
1951George MahbertIndependent[2]
1951JorebungalowShiva Kumar Rai Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[2]
1957Bhadra Bahadur Hamal Communist Party of India[3]
1962Bhadra Bahadur HamalCommunist Party of India[4]
1967Nanda Lal GurungIndependent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[5]
1969Nanda Lal GurungAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[6]
1971Ananda Prasad PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[7]
1972Nanda Lal GurungAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[8]
1977KurseongDawa NarbulaIndian National Congress[9]
1982Harka Bahadur RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[10]
1987Harka Bahadur RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)[11]
1991Nar Bahadur ChhetriIndependent/Gorkha National Liberation Front[12]
1996Shanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front[13]
2001Shanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front [14]
2006Shanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front [15]
2011Rohit SharmaGorkha Janmukti Morcha[16]

2016 Election

In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Shanta Chhetri of TMC.

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016: Kurseong constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±
GJM Rohit Sharma 86,947 53.02 Winner
Trinamool Congress Shanta Chhetri 53,221 32.45
CPRM Arun Kumar Ghatani 12,219 7.45
GRC Dhurba Dewan 4,160 2.53
NOTA None of the Above 7,426 4.53
Turnout 163,973

Election results

2011

In the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011, Rohit Sharma of GJM defeated his nearest rival Pemu Chhetri of GNLF.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kurseong constituency[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
GJM Rohit Sharma 114,297 74.00 Winner
GNLF Pemu Chhetri 21,201 13.72
Independent Bhupendra Lepcha 5,963 3.86
ABGL Shiva Kumar Pradhan 4,463 2.89
INC Chhabi Chandra Rai 4,272 2.76
CPI(M) Deepa Chettri 4,253 2.75
Turnout 154,449

1977-2006

In the 2006,[15] 2001[14] and 1996[13] state assembly elections, Shanta Chhetri of GNLF won the Kurseong seat, defeating her nearest rivals Buddhiman Rai, Independent/CPRM, in the last year, and Tulsi Bhattarai of CPI(M) in the previous two years. Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nar Bahadur Chhetri, Independent, defeated Dawa Lama of CPI(M) in 1991.[12] Harka Bahadur Rai of CPI(M) defeated A.N. Pradhan of Congress in 1987[11] and Dawa Narbula of Congress in 1982.[10] Dawa Narbula of Congress defeated Ananda Pathak of CPI(M) in 1977.[9][17]

1951–1972

Prior to 1977, Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) did not exist. However, there was Jore Bungalow (Vidhan Sabha constituency) which later ceased to exist. In 1972,[8] Nanda Lal Gururng of IGL won from the Jore Bungalow seat. In 1971,[7] Ananda Prasad Pathak of CPI(M) won. Nanda Lal Gurung won in 1969[6] as an IGL candidate and in 1967[5] he won as an independent candidate. Bhadra Bahadur Hamal of CPI won in 1962[4] and 1957.[3] In independent India’s first election in 1951 while Jore Bungalow was a constituency, there was a joint Kurseong-Siliguri constituency. Tenzing Wangdi of Congress and George Mahbert, Independent, won jointly from the Kurseong-Siliguri seat, and Shiva Kumar Rai, Independent, won from the Jore Bungalow seat.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "24 - Kurseong Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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