Vidhan Sabha · WB-23

Darjeeling

1996
NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI
GNLF
Margin25,46725.2%
Winner votes51,50150.9%
ReservationGEN
GNLFCPMABGLBJPAIIC(T)
#CandidateVotesShare
NAR BAHADUR CHETTRI
GNLF		51,50150.9%
2
KAMALA SANSKRITYAYANA
CPM		26,03425.7%
3
MADAN KUMAR RAI (BANTAWA)
ABGL		18,50318.3%
4
PRAHLAD PRASAD GUPTA
BJP		2,6022.6%
5
RAJA RAI
AIIC(T)		1,1811.2%
6
PRAMOD TAMANG
IND		6800.7%
7
BHUTIA PEMA TSHERING LAMA
IND		3860.4%
8
AHMAD MANSUR
MUL		3160.3%
Turnout66.4%Votes cast1,01,203Electors1,52,409
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2001
D.K. PRADHAN
GNLFAITC + INC
Margin45,26343.0%
Winner votes66,83963.5%
ReservationGEN
GNLFINDCPMINCBJP
#CandidateVotesShare
D.K. PRADHAN
GNLF		66,83963.5%
2
SAWAN RAI
IND		21,57620.5%
3
K.B.WATTER
CPM		9,6949.2%
4
PARVATI PRADHAN
INC		4,4454.2%
5
KISHORE CHANDRA RAI
BJP		2,7232.6%
Turnout60.6%Votes cast1,05,277Electors1,73,770
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Winner held byGNLF (all 2 elections)
Marginwidening
Turnoutfalling
Candidates8 → 5
Margin range25,467 – 45,263