The constituency comprises of seven assembly constituencies incorporating Kalimpong enlisting 189953 voters, Darjeeling with 220692 voters, Kurseong with 209081 voters, Matigara-Naxalbari 222997 voters, Siliguri with 196542 voters, Phansidewa with 190367 voters and Chopra with 193597 voters. The Election Commission has set up total 1829 polling stations across the constituency.
As many as 13 candidates are competing the poll from the constituency including SS Ahluwalia of BJP, Baichung Bhutia of Trinamool Congress, Sujay Ghatak of Congress, Saman Pathak of CPM, Nima Lama of Gorkha Rastriya Congress, Niranjan Saha of Amra Bangali, Kakali Majumdar of BSP, Gautam Bhattacharya of SUCI (C), Lalit Singha of Bahujan Mukti Party, Sunil Pandit of Rastriya Jansachetak Party and three independent candidates – Mahendra P Lama, Arjun Kumar Agarwal and Rabindra Roy Basunia.
The district administration has intensified the security across the constituency, especially at the places where poll booths are located. Darjeeling district magistrate Puneet Yadav said total 37 company central forces and thousands of state policemen have been deployed in the vast constituency area to ensure free and fair election in peaceful atmosphere.(EOIC)