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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2026
Kurseong
Winner — 2026
SONAM LAMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 40.9%BGPM 31.6%6 others 27.4%
Votes
74,878
41.2% share
Winning margin
17,007
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
83.8%
of 2,18,103
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONAM LAMA | BJP (NDA) | 74,878 | 41.2% |
| 2 | AMAR LAMA | BGPM | 57,871 | 31.8% |
| 3 | BANDANA RAI | IND | 41,088 | 22.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,768 | 1.0% |
| 5 | UTTAM BRAHMAN | 1,690 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | SAROJ KUMAR KHATTRI | 1,651 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | SUMENDRA TAMANG | IND | 1,488 | 0.8% |
| 8 | MOHAN SHARMA | IND | 1,399 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (292nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 0.5% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
292nd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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72nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.2%BGPM 31.8%IND 22.6%OTH 3.4%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.