West Bengal · AC 24

Kurseong

West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 2006 · Darjeeling

166,846

Electors

118,168

Votes polled

70.82%

Turnout

33,058

Margin

Winner

Shanta Chhetri

Female

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Shanta Chhetri Won Female	GNLF	63,295	—
2	Buddhiman Rai Male	IND	30,237	—
3	Mahendra Chhetri Male	CPI(M)	20,490	—
4	Matilda Gurung Female	BSP	4,146	—

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	Sonam Lama Male BJP	41.18%	Amar Lama Male BGPM	31.83%
2021	Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain) Male BJP	41.86%	Tshering Lama Female IND	33.02%
2016	Rohit Sharma Male GOJAM	53.03%	Shanta Chhetri Female AITC	32.46%
2011	Rohit Sharma Male GOJAM	74.00%	Pemu Chhetri Female GNLF	13.73%
2006	Shanta Chhetri Female GNLF	—	Buddhiman Rai Male IND	—
2001	Shanta Chettri Female GNLF	53.29%	Tulsi Bhattrai Male CPM	23.69%
1996	Shanta Chhetri Female GNLF	54.23%	Tulsi Bhattarai Male CPM	36.99%
1991	Nar Bahadur Chettri Male IND	55.09%	Dawa Lama Male CPM	40.05%
1987	Harka Bahadur Rai Male CPM	76.37%	A. N. Pradhan Male INC	20.95%
1982	H. B. Rai Male CPM	47.56%	Dawa Norbula Male INC	47.09%
1977	Dawa Norbula Male INC	27.57%	Anand Pathak Male CPM	23.99%

9 booths

Booth No.	Polling Booth
21	Munda Kothi Pry School, Room
24	Munda Bansghari Prathmik Pathshala
27	Kalu Busty S.S.K. School
30	Margrates Hope High school
143	Lower Toklang Pry. School
146	Lower Milikthung Prathamik Pathsala,
149	Dhar Gaon Community Hall
258	Navin Tamang Memorial Pry. School, Ratnaydang
265	Mahanadi Adarsha Sramik Kalyan Kendra, Room No-