West Bengal Assembly Elections 2011
GJM candidates won three Darjeeling hill seats in the West Bengal state assembly election, 2011 held on 18 April 2011. Trilok Dewan won from Darjeeling constituency, Harka Bahadur Chhetri from Kalimpong constituency, and Rohit Sharma from Kurseong constituency. Wilson Champramari, an independent candidate supported by GJM, also won from Kalchini constituency in the Dooars.
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