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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2026
Darjeeling
Winner — 2026
NOMAN RAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.7%BGPM 32.2%5 others 32.2%
Votes
62,076
35.7% share
Winning margin
6,057
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.5%
of 2,10,995
A closely fought contest. NOMAN RAI won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
3 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOMAN RAI | BJP (NDA) | 62,076 | 35.7% |
| 2 | BIJOY KUMAR RAI | BGPM | 56,019 | 32.2% |
| 3 | AJOY LUCAS EDWARDS | IND | 48,635 | 28.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,040 | 1.2% |
| 5 | JATIN GHALAY | IND | 1,937 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MADHAP RAI | 1,729 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | MILAN THOKAR | RAJSPty | 1,371 | 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 (294th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.5% · min 0.5% · max 83.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
294th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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36th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.7%BGPM 32.2%IND 28.0%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 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?
13 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.