Kurseong
Part of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat.
Sonam Lama (Bharatiya Janta Party) won Kurseong in 2026, 17,007 votes ahead of Amar Lama.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
74,878 votes · 40.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ALBharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha
57,871 votes · 31.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- BRIndependent
41,088 votes · 22.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- UBCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1,690 votes · 0.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SKIndian National Congress
1,651 votes · 0.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- STIndependent
1,488 votes · 0.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MSIndependent
1,399 votes · 0.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
24 · Kurseong
General2,18,103 registered voters · 7 candidates · 17,007 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Sonam Lama
BJP · Male · 74,878 votes (41.18%) · 17,007 ahead of Amar Lama
- 83.85%
- Turnout
- 1,82,872
- Votes cast
- 1,80,065
- Valid votes
- 1,768
- None of the above
- 1,10,161
- Women electors
87,451 men and 92,296 women voted in person, plus 3,124 postal ballots. 1,039 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 1,951.
- BJP74,8781,040 postal41.18%
- Amar LamaMaleBGPMBattery Torch57,871445 postal31.83%
- Bandana RaiFemaleINDBread41,088497 postal22.60%
- None of the aboveNOTA1,7680.97%
- Uttam BrahmanMale
CPI(M)1,69012 postal0.93% 
INC1,65148 postal0.91%- Sumendra TamangMaleINDWhistle1,48822 postal0.82%
- Mohan SharmaMaleINDComputer1,3998 postal0.77%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.