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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Kurseong

Assembly constituency 24 (GEN) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#24 · GEN
Poll date4 Apr 2016
Contestants4
Electors2,19,165
Votes polled1,56,547
Turnout71.4%
NOTA7,4263.4% of votes
WinnerRohit SharmaGorkha Janmukti Morcha86,94755.5% of votes
MARGIN33,726 votes · 21.5 pp86,947 − 53,221
Runner-upShanta Chhetri All India Trinamool Congress53,22134.0% of votes
GJM 62.0% of top-two votesAITC 38.0%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 Rohit SharmaGJM86,947 55.5%
  2. 02 Shanta ChhetriAITC53,221 34.0%
  3. 03 Arun Kumar GhataniIND12,219 7.8%
  4. 04 Dhurba DewanGRC4,160 2.7%

Turnout 71.4%

025507510071.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 83.7%
Male 1.08 lakh49.2% Female 1.11 lakh50.8%

Share of 2,19,165 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,031
  • NOTAreported alongside the total7,426 · 3.4%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 294 seats, 201683.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 1,56,547Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    9.4 pp
    Sonam LamaBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    9.0 pp
    Bishnu Prasad Sharma (alias B.P. Bajgain)Bharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2016
    21.5 pp
    Rohit SharmaGorkha Janmukti Morcha
  4. 2011
    60.3 pp
    Rohit SharmaGorkha Janmukti Morcha
  5. 2006
    27.9 pp
    Shanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front
  6. 2001
    29.6 pp
    Shanta ChettriGorkha National Liberation Front
  7. 1996
    16.4 pp
    Shanta ChhetriGorkha National Liberation Front
  8. 1991
    13.3 pp
    Nar Bahadur ChettriIndependent
  9. 1987
    52.2 pp
    Harka Bahadur RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1982
    0.5 pp
    H. B. RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1977
    3.5 pp
    Dawa NorbulaIndian National Congress
  12. 1972
    24.5 pp
    Iswar Chandra TirkeyIndian National Congress
  13. 1971
    10.4 pp
    Iswar Chandra TirkeyIndian National Congress
  14. 1969
    24.8 pp
    Iswar Chandra TirkeyIndian National Congress
  15. 1967
    16.1 pp
    T.WangoiIndian National Congress
  16. 1962
    6.8 pp
    Phanis Chandra SinhaIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 60.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 89.5% of votes; the other 2 candidates 10.5% between them.

    (86,947 + 53,221) ÷ 1,56,547 = 89.5% · 16,379 ÷ 1,56,547 = 10.5%

  2. Turnout of 71.4% was 12.3 pp below the state's median seat (83.7%).

    71.4 − 83.7 = −12.3

  3. The margin narrowed from 60.3 pp in 2011 to 21.5 pp.

    21.5 − 60.3 = −38.8 pp

  4. Rohit Sharma also won in 2011.

    2011 winner name = 2016 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines1,56,547
  • NOTAreported alongside the total7,426
  • Published totalVotes polled1,56,547
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2016 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates4 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 294 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2016 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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