West Bengal · AC 23

Darjeeling

Name: Darjeeling
Address: Darjeeling, West Bengal, IN

West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1977 · Darjeeling

91,260

Electors

39,705

Votes polled

43.51%

Turnout

4,193

Margin

Winner

Deo Prakash Rai

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Deo Prakash Rai Won Male	IND	12,607	31.75%
2	Sangdopal Lepcha Male	CPM	8,414	21.19%
3	Madan Kumar Thapa Male	IND	5,311	13.38%
4	P. P. Rai Male	INC	5,235	13.18%
5	Khaling Nirmal Chandra Male	JnP	4,876	12.28%
6	Nandalal Gurung Male	IND	1,952	4.92%
7	Dalbahadur Singh Gahatraj Male	IND	590	1.49%
8	Santosh Kumar Gurung Male	IGL	383	0.96%
9	Subhash Ghising Male	IND	269	0.68%
10	Madan Kumar Rai Male	IND	68	0.17%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2026	Noman Rai Male BJP	35.72%	Bijoy Kumar Rai Male BGPM	32.23%
2021	Neeraj Tamang Zimba Male BJP	40.88%	Keshav Raj Sharma Male IND	28.26%
2016	Amar Singh Rai Male GOJAM	59.85%	Sarda Rai Subba Female AITC	28.53%
2011	Trilok Kumar Dewan Male GOJAM	78.51%	Bim Subba Male GNLF	9.10%
2006	Pranay Rai Male GNLF	—	Amar Lama Male IND	—
2001	D.K. Pradhan Male GNLF	63.49%	Sawan Rai Male IND	20.49%
1996	Nar Bahadur Chettri Male GNLF	50.89%	Kamala Sanskrityayana Female CPM	25.72%
1991	Narendra Kumai Male IND	54.51%	J. D. S. Rai Male ABGL	40.54%
1987	Dawa Lama Male CPM	90.88%	P. P. Rai Male INC	7.22%
1982	Dawa Lama Male CPM	50.27%	J. D. S. Rai Male IND	49.73%
1977	Deo Prakash Rai Male IND	31.75%	Sangdopal Lepcha Male CPM	21.19%
1972	Deo Prakash Rai Male IGL	45.34%	G.S. Gurung Male IND	28.77%
1971	Deo Prakash Rai Male IGL	46.62%	Madan Kumar Thapa Male INC	28.39%
1969	Deo Prakash Rai Male IGL	57.68%	Madan Kumar Thapa Male INC	42.32%

17 booths

Booth No.	Polling Booth
38	Gairi Gaon Primary School
44	Vidya Sagar High School
47	Middle Samalbong Primary School
89	Himali Gaon Gram Sudhar Samiti
92	Singtom T.E Primary School
95	Soom T.E Primary School (First Division),
98	Subash Primary School
160	Darjeeling Government College
163	St. Teresa's Girls' Higher Secondary School
166	Deshbandhu District Library, Darjeeling
198	Gaon Bikash Sangh, Tongluview
209	Uday Sewa Sangh Bhawan
212	Merry Villa Community Hall
215	Bloomfield Primary School
218	Cantonment Primary School ,Jalapahar
318	Dhajea Busty M.S.K
322	Rangaroon T.E Primary School