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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]]
|subdivision_name1     = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type3               = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No]]
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|subdivision_name4     = Open
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| leader_name                    = [[Neeraj Zimba]]
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|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]||Darjeeling||Amar Singh Rai||Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
|[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]||Darjeeling||Amar Singh Rai||Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
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|2019(by-election)||Darjeeling||Neeraj Zimba||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|2019 (by-election)||Darjeeling||Neeraj Zimba||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]||Darjeeling||[[Neeraj Zimba]]||[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|}
|}


==Election results==
==Election results<ref name=WestBengalResults/>==
 
===2021 Election===
 
In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Keshav Raj Sharma of GJM (Binay faction).
 
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Darjeeling constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = Neeraj Zimba
  |votes      = 68,907
  |percentage = 40.88
  |change    = Winner
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = [[GJM]] (Binay faction)
  |candidate  = Keshav Raj Sharma
  |votes      = 47,631
  |percentage = 28.26
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = [[GJM]] (Bimal faction)
  |candidate  = Pemba Tshering Ola
  |votes      = 38,240
  |percentage = 22.68
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Suraj Gurung
  |votes      = 2,855
  |percentage = 1.69
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = [[ABGL]] (Bharati faction)
  |candidate  = Nima Gyamtsho Sherpa
  |votes      = 2,088
  |percentage = 1.24
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  |candidate  = Gautam Raj Rai
  |votes      = 1,913
  |percentage = 1.13
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Anjani Sharma
  |votes      = 1,677
  |percentage = 0.99
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
  |party      = [[ABGL]] (Laxman faction)
  |candidate  = Milan Thokar
  |votes      = 1,397
  |percentage = 0.83
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Bharat Prakash Rai
  |votes      = 1,327
  |percentage = 0.79
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = None of the Above
  |candidate  = None of the Above
  |votes      = 2,540
  |percentage = 1.51
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 21,276
  |percentage = 12.62
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 1,68,575
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}


===2019 By Election===
===2019 By Election===
In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election 2019, Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Binay Tamang (Independent).
In the West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election 2019, Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Binay Tamang (Independent). The by-election was held because the sitting MLA Amar Singh Rai resigned to contest in the Lok Sabha election.


{{Election box begin | title=By Election, 2019: Darjeeling }}
{{Election box begin | title=West Bengal Legislative Assembly By-Election, 2019: Darjeeling constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
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}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = None of the above
   |party      = None of the Above
   |candidate  = [[None of the above]]
   |candidate  = None of the Above
   |votes      = 1,487
   |votes      = 1,487
   |percentage = 1.04
   |percentage = 1.04
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}}
}}
{{Election box majority|
{{Election box majority|
   |votes      =  
   |votes      = 46,538
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 32.62
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
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}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
{{Election box gain with party link|
   | winner  = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
   | winner  = Bharatiya Janata Party
   |loser = [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]]
   |loser     = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
   |swing    =  
   |swing    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===2016 Election<ref name=WestBengalResults/>===
===2016 Election===


In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Amar Singh Rai of GJM defeated his nearest rival Sarda Rai Subba of TMC.
In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Amar Singh Rai of GJM defeated his nearest rival Sarda Rai Subba of TMC.


{{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Darjeeling constituency}}
{{Election box begin | title= [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Darjeeling constituency}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
   |party      = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
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   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
   |party      = None of the Above
   |candidate  = None of the Above
   |candidate  = None of the Above
   |votes      = 5,817
   |votes      = 5,817
   |percentage = 3.65
   |percentage = 3.65
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 49,913
  |percentage = 31.32
  |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 159,374
   |votes      = 1,59,374
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 67.11
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
  }}
  }}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===2011 Election<ref name=WestBengalResults/>===
===2011 Election===
In the [[2011 West Bengal state assembly election]], Trilok Dewan of GJM defeated his nearest rival Bim Subba of GNLF.
In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Trilok Dewan of GJM defeated his nearest rival Bim Subba of GNLF.


{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Darjeeling constituency}}
{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Darjeeling constituency}}


{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|
   |party      = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
   |party      = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
   |candidate  = Trilok Dewan
   |candidate  = Trilok Dewan
   |votes      = 120,532
   |votes      = 1,20,532
   |percentage = 78.50
   |percentage = 78.50
   |change    = Winner
   |change    = Winner
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   |percentage = 1.60
   |percentage = 1.60
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 1,06,535
  |percentage = 69.39
  |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|
   |votes      = 153,543
   |votes      = 1,53,523
   |percentage =  
   |percentage = 70.44
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
  |loser      = Gorkha National Liberation Front
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Darjeeling district]]
[[Category:Politics of Darjeeling district]]
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