Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha 1996 · West Bengal · Cast your People’s Vote
- Winner
- NAR BAHADUR CHETTRIGNLF · GORKHA NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT
- Votes
- 51,50150.9% share
- Margin ?
- 25,467over CPM
- Turnout ?
- 70.2%107,025 of 152,409
- NOTA ?
- 0
Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI Winner | GNLF | 51,501 | 50.89% |
| 2 | KAMALA SANSKRITYAYANA | CPM | 26,034 | 25.72% |
| 3 | MADAN KUMAR RAI (BANTAWA) | ABGL | 18,503 | 18.28% |
| 4 | PRAHLAD PRASAD GUPTA | BJP | 2,602 | 2.57% |
| 5 | RAJA RAI | AIIC(T) | 1,181 | 1.17% |
| 6 | PRAMOD TAMANG | IND | 680 | 0.67% |
| 7 | BHUTIA PEMA TSHERING LAMA | IND | 386 | 0.38% |
| 8 | AHMAD MANSUR | MUL | 316 | 0.31% |
Total valid votes were not provided by the source for this election; shares are the source's own percentages.
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Winners as in our results data. Boundaries may have changed between years.
Winning party by year
- 2026BJPby 6,057
- 2021BJPby 21,276
- 2016GOJAMby 49,913
- 2011GOJAMby 106,555
- 2006GNLFby 22,010
- 2001GNLFby 45,263
- 1996GNLFby 25,467
- 1991INDby 12,233
- 1987CPMby 12,793
- 1982CPMby 309
- 1977INDby 4,193
Bar length is the winner's vote share. Boundaries may have changed between years.
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