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Darjeeling

Assembly constituency 23 (GEN) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#23 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants6
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,73,807
Turnout82.7%
NOTA2,040
WinnerNoman RaiBharatiya Janata Party62,07635.7% of votes
MARGIN6,057 votes · 3.5 pp62,076 − 56,019
Runner-upBijoy Kumar Rai Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha56,01932.2% of votes
BJP 52.6% of top-two votesBGPM 47.4%

All candidates 6

  1. 01 Noman RaiBJP62,076 35.7%
  2. 02 Bijoy Kumar RaiBGPM56,019 32.2%
  3. 03 Ajoy Lucas EdwardsIND48,635 28.0%
  4. 04 Jatin GhalayIND1,937 1.1%
  5. 05 Madhap RaiINC1,729 1.0%
  6. 06 Milan ThokarRAJSP1,371 0.8%

Turnout 82.7%

025507510082.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 93.4%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total2,040
  • State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 1,71,767Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    3.5 pp
    Noman RaiBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    12.8 pp
    Neeraj Tamang ZimbaBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2019
    32.6 pp
    Neeraj Tamang ZimbaBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2016
    32.5 pp
    Amar Singh RaiGorkha Janmukti Morcha
  5. 2011
    69.4 pp
    Trilok Kumar DewanGorkha Janmukti Morcha
  6. 2006
    19.9 pp
    Pranay RaiGorkha National Liberation Front
  7. 2001
    43.0 pp
    D.K. PradhanGorkha National Liberation Front
  8. 1996
    23.8 pp
    Nar Bahadur ChettriGorkha National Liberation Front
  9. 1991
    11.9 pp
    Narendra KumaiIndependent
  10. 1987
    80.7 pp
    Dawa LamaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1982
    0.5 pp
    Dawa LamaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1981
    17.2 pp
    T.D.LamaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1977
    10.2 pp
    Deo Prakash RaiIndependent
  14. 1972
    35.5 pp
    Arun Kumar MoitraIndian National Congress
  15. 1971
    20.7 pp
    Arun Kumar MoitraIndian National Congress
  16. 1969
    18.4 pp
    Prem ThapaAll India Gorkha League
  17. 1967
    6.6 pp
    A.K.MoitraIndian National Congress
  18. 1962
    7.1 pp
    Mohammad Hayat AliPragati Sheel Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 80.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed IND polled 48,635 votes, 8.0× the 6,057-vote margin.

    48,635 ÷ 6,057 = 8.0

  2. The top two polled 67.9% of votes; the other 4 candidates 30.9% between them.

    (62,076 + 56,019) ÷ 1,73,807 = 67.9% · 53,672 ÷ 1,73,807 = 30.9%

  3. Turnout of 82.7% was 10.7 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).

    82.7 − 93.4 = −10.7

  4. The margin narrowed from 12.8 pp in 2021 to 3.5 pp.

    3.5 − 12.8 = −9.3 pp

  5. BJP held the seat it won in 2021.

    2021 BJP · 2026 BJP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines1,71,767
  • NOTAcounted within the total2,040
  • Published totalVotes polled1,73,807
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 292 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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