Within the 2016 West Bengal Meeting polls, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s Rohit Sharma received from the Kurseong constituency
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The Meeting/Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kurseong is positioned within the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It falls underneath the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
The constituency has 2,09,081 electors and covers Higher Sonada, Decrease Sonada-I, Decrease Sonada-II, Gorabari Margaret’s Hope and Munda Kothi gram panchayats of Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri neighborhood improvement block; Mirik Notified Space; Mirik neighborhood improvement block; Kurseong neighborhood improvement block; Kurseong Municipal Company; Rangli Rangliot neighborhood improvement block; and Sivok Hill Forest (Village), Sitong Forest (Village) and Sivok Forest (Village) underneath the Champasari gram panchayat of Matigara neighborhood improvement block.
Previous election outcomes and winners
Within the 2016 West Bengal Meeting polls, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s Rohit Sharma received, holding the seat he additionally received within the 2011 elections. The seat was received by Gorkha Nationwide Liberation Entrance’s Shanta Chhetri in 1996, 2001 and 2006.
Not too long ago, the GJM (Gurung faction) chief from Kurseong defected to the BJP.
The Kurseong Meeting constituency is anticipated to go to polls in April or Could 2021, as a part of the West Bengal Meeting election 2021.
The West Bengal Meeting polls will probably be held to elect a complete of 294 Members of Legislative Meeting (MLAs).
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