Kammala wannan magana: Bayan samun 'yancin kai na Indiya a shekara ta 1947, an haɗa Darjeeling da jihar West Bengal. An kafa gundumar Darjeeling ta daban wacce ta kunshi garuruwan dutse na Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong, da yankunan Terai na Siliguri. Lokacin da Sojojin 'Yancin Jama'a
An hade Tibet a 1950, dubban 'yan gudun hijirar Tibet sun zauna a fadin gundumar Darjeeling.