| Darjeeling | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Mla: | Neeraj Zimba |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| State: | West Bengal |
| District: | Darjeeling |
| Loksabha Cons: | Darjeeling |
| Constituency No: | 23 |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Electors: | 246,663 |
| Reservation: | None |
Darjeeling Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 23 Darjeeling Assembly constituency covers Darjeeling municipality, Darjeeling Pulbazar community development block and Dhootria Kalej Valley, Ghum Khasmahal, Sukhia-Simana, Rangbhang Gopaldhara, Pokhriabong I, Pokhriabong II, Pokhriabong III, Lingia Maraybong, Permaguri Tamsang, Plungdung and Rangbull gram panchayats of Jorebunglow Sukhiapokhri community development block.[1]
Darjeeling Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Dalbahadur Singh Gahatraj | Independent | |
| 1957 | Deo Prakash Rai | Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| 1962 | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1982 | Dawa Lama | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Narendra Kumai | Independent/Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
| 1996 | Nar Bahadur Chhetri | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
| 2001 | D.K. Pradhan | ||
| 2006 | Pranay Rai | ||
| 2011 | Trilok Dewan | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | |
| 2016 | Amar Singh Rai | ||
| 2019 | Neeraj Zimba | Bharatiya Janta Party | |
| 2021 | |||
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Neeraj Zimba of BJP defeated his nearest rival Keshav Raj Sharma of GJM (Binay faction).
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.
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Amar Singh Rai of GJM defeated his nearest rival Sarda Rai Subba of TMC.
In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Trilok Dewan of GJM defeated his nearest rival Bim Subba of GNLF.