Most Successful parties from Kalimpong assembly
- Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (5 times) (27.9%)
- Gorkha National Liberation Front (4 times) (22.3%)
- Communist Party of India (2 times) (11.1%)
- Indian National Congress (2 times) (11.1%)
- Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (2 times) (11.1%)
- Independent (1 time) (5.50%)
- Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (1 time) (5.50%)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) (5.50%)
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is only assembly constituency in Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 22 Kalimpong Assembly constituency covers Kalimpong municipality, Kalimpong I community development block, Kalimpong II community development block, and Gorubathan community development block.[1]
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Lalit Bahadur Kharga | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | Nar Bahadur Gurung | Independent politician | |
| 1962 | Lakshmi Ranjan Josse | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| 1967 | K.B. Gurung | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | P.L. Subba | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| 1971 | Madan Kumar Subba | ||
| 1972 | Gajendra Gurung | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Renu Leena Subba | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Mohan Singh Rai | Communist Party of India | |
| 1991 | Nima Tsering Moktan | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
| 1996 | Gaulan Lepcha | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Harka Bahadur Chettri | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | |
| 2016 | Sarita Rai | ||
| 2021 | Ruden Sada Lepcha | Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha | |
| 2026 | Bharat Kumar Chettri | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Bharat Kumar Chetri of BJP defeated his nearest rival Ruden Sada Lepcha of BGPM by 21,464 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bharat Kumar Chetri | 84,290 | 49.74 |  14.65 | |
| BGPM | Ruden Sada Lepcha | 62,826 | 37.07 |  | |
| IND | Bhernone Britto Lepcha | 14,231 | 8.4 | | |
| ABGL | Sisir Kumar Sharma | 1,961 | 1.16 | | |
| INC | Santa Kumar Pradhan | 1,809 | 1.07 |  0.04 | |
| IND | Aldrin Lepcha | 1,389 | 0.82 | | |
| CPI(M) | Rita Thapa | 911 | 0.54 | | |
| NOTA | Nota | 2,060 | 1.22 | 0.17 | |
| Majority | 21,464 | 12.67 | 10.17 | ||
| Turnout | 169,477 | 83.28 | 10.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 203,506 | 3.96 | |||
| BJP gain from BGPM | Swing | 7.58 | |||
2021
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Ruden Sada Lepcha of GJM (Binay faction) defeated his nearest rival Suva Pradhan of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ruden Sada Lepcha | 58,206 | 37.59 | ||
| BJP | Suva Pradhan | 54,336 | 35.09 | ||
| Independent | Dr. R.B. Bhujel | 31,856 | 20.57 | ||
| National People's Party | Penjo Gompu Bhutia | 1,805 | 1.17 | ||
| Independent | Songden Lepcha | 1,720 | 1.11 | ||
| INC | Dilip Pradhan | 1,715 | 1.11 | ||
| Independent | Ujjwal Rai | 1,562 | 1.01 | ||
| Independent | Bhupendra Lepcha | 1,503 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,160 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 3,870 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 154,863 | 73.08 | |||
| Independent gain from GJM | Swing | ||||
2016
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJM | Sarita Rai | 67,693 | 49.05 | ||
| JAP | Harka Bahadur Chhetri | 56,262 | 40.77 | ||
| CPRM | Kishore Pradhan | 5,714 | 4.14 | ||
| GRC | Amar Lucksom | 3,201 | 2.32 | ||
| Independent | Bhrigu Nath Gupta | 1,751 | 1.26 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 3,364 | 2.43 | ||
| Majority | 11,431 | 8.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,37,985 | 71.22 | |||
| GJM hold | Swing | ||||
2011
In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJM | Harka Bahadur Chettri | 109,102 | 87.36 | ||
| GNLF | Prakash Dahal | 7,427 | 5.94 | ||
| INC | Shanti Kumar Sharma | 3,399 | 2.72 | ||
| CPI | Bikram Chhetri | 3,105 | 2.48 | ||
| ABGL | Tribhuwan Rai | 1,852 | 1.48 | ||
| Majority | 1,01,675 | 81.42 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,885 | 75.06 | |||
| GJM gain from GNLF | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNLF | Gaulan Lepcha | 57,647 | 56.12 | ||
| Independent | Norden Lama | 31,845 | 31.00 | ||
| CPI | Nilay Rai | 5,564 | 5.42 | ||
| Independent | Kalyan Kumar Dewan | 5,016 | 4.88 | ||
| BSP | Major S. R. Bhutia | 2,214 | 2.16 | ||
| Majority | 25,802 | 25.12 | |||
| Turnout | 102,723 | ||||
| GNLF hold | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNLF | Goulan Lepcha | 51,983 | 57.67 | ||
| Independent | Norden Lama | 26,979 | 29.93 | ||
| CPI | Mohan Singh Rai (Dukhun) | 6,380 | 7.08 | ||
| BJP | Chater Leslie John | 4,803 | 5.33 | ||
| Majority | 25,004 | 27.74 | |||
| Turnout | 90,154 | 59.55 | |||
| GNLF hold | Swing | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNLF | Gaulan Lepcha | 50,362 | 55.13 | ||
| ABGL | Norden Lama | 17,121 | 18.74 | ||
| Independent | N. T. Moktan | 9,683 | 10.60 | ||
| CPI | Mohan Singh Rai | 8,242 | 9.02 | ||
| BJP | Puran Lohar | 2,114 | 2.31 | ||
| Independent | Suren Khati | 1,497 | 1.64 | ||
| Independent | Leslie John Chater | 905 | 0.99 | ||
| Independent | Benoy Khati | 512 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Rai | 386 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Garjaman Singh Cintury | 314 | 0.34 | ||
| Independent | Pasang Sada | 211 | 0.23 | ||
| Majority | 33,241 | 36.39 | |||
| Turnout | 100,355 | 72.01 | |||
| Swing to GNLF from Independent | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nima Tshering Moktan | 48,332 | 59.38 | ||
| CPI | Mohan Singh Rai (Dukhun) | 16,406 | 20.16 | ||
| BJP | Udai Prakash Rai | 8,418 | 10.34 | ||
| Independent | Leslie John Chater | 3,886 | 4.77 | ||
| Independent | C. B. Rana | 2,030 | 2.49 | ||
| Independent | R. B. Khatiwara | 1,454 | 1.79 | ||
| Independent | S. R. Bhutia | 468 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | R. K. Suman | 401 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 31,926 | 39.22 | |||
| Turnout | 85,956 | 66.97 | |||
| Swing to Independent from CPI | Swing | ||||
1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mohansing Rai | 964 | 91.63 | ||
| INC | Tashi Tshering Lepcha | 77 | 7.32 | ||
| Independent | Bhim Kumar Rai | 11 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 887 | 84.31 | |||
| Turnout | 1,100 | 1.05 | |||
| Swing to CPI from Independent | Swing | ||||
1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Renu Leena Subba | 15,154 | 53.13 | ||
| Independent | Badrinayaran Pradhan | 5,960 | 20.90 | ||
| CPI | Mohan Singh Rai | 5,344 | 18.74 | ||
| Independent | Tashi Tshering Lepcha | 1,587 | 5.56 | ||
| Independent | Ran Bahadur Khatiwara | 478 | 1.68 | ||
| Majority | 9,194 | 32.23 | |||
| Turnout | 29,762 | 33.72 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Subha Renuleena | 13,983 | 42.68 | ||
| INC | Gurung Gajendra | 9,045 | 27.61 | ||
| JP | Pradhan Santosh | 4,746 | 14.49 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ramshankar Prasad | 4,567 | 13.94 | ||
| Independent | Khagendra Songpangbay | 418 | 1.28 | ||
| Majority | 4,938 | 15.07 | |||
| Turnout | 33,646 | 47.54 | |||
| Swing to Independent from INC | Swing | ||||
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gajendra Gurung | 10,190 | 37.60 | ||
| ABGL | Prithiwinath Dikshit | 8,806 | 32.49 | ||
| Independent | Madan Kumar Pradhan | 4,782 | 17.64 | ||
| CPI(M) | Ramashanker Prasad | 3,325 | 12.27 | ||
| Majority | 1,384 | 5.11 | |||
| Turnout | 28,073 | 43.89 | |||
| Swing to INC from ABGL | Swing | ||||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABGL | Madan Kumar Prodhan | 10,810 | 38.09 | ||
| Independent | Padma Lakshmi Subba | 7,388 | 26.04 | ||
| INC | Sonam Wangdi Rhotia | 4,841 | 17.06 | ||
| CPI(M) | Rama Shankar Prosad | 4,718 | 16.63 | ||
| Independent | Basant Kumar Dahal | 620 | 2.18 | ||
| Majority | 3,422 | 12.05 | |||
| Turnout | 29,747 | 47.83 | |||
| ABGL hold | Swing | ||||
1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABGL | P. L. Subba | 15,418 | 55.13 | ||
| INC | K. B. Gurung | 11,120 | 39.76 | ||
| ABJS | D. P. Kumai | 803 | 2.87 | ||
| Independent | Thakur Prasad | 628 | 2.25 | ||
| Majority | 4,298 | 15.37 | |||
| Turnout | 28,920 | 50.43 | |||
| Swing to ABGL from INC | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. B. Gurung | 15,023 | 50.66 | ||
| Independent | R. Dahal | 11,985 | 40.42 | ||
| CPI | B. B. Hamal | 1,470 | 4.96 | ||
| ABJS | T. Prasad | 1,174 | 3.96 | ||
| Majority | 3,038 | 10.24 | |||
| Turnout | 30,886 | 55.40 | |||
| Swing to INC from ABGL | Swing | ||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABGL | Lakshmi Ranjan Josse | 12,809 | 52.94 | ||
| INC | Narbahadur Gurung | 7,942 | 32.82 | ||
| CPI | Krishnabhakta Sharma | 2,085 | 8.62 | ||
| Independent | Thakur Prasad | 711 | 2.94 | ||
| PSP | Frederich Moqueton | 326 | 1.35 | ||
| Independent | Kulbahadur Khati | 168 | 0.69 | ||
| Independent | Duryodhan Rai | 103 | 0.43 | ||
| Independent | Bhishnulal Singh | 52 | 0.21 | ||
| Majority | 4,867 | 20.12 | |||
| Turnout | 25,179 | 42.88 | |||
| Swing to ABGL from Independent | Swing | ||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Narbahadur Gurung | 6,137 | 49.10 | ||
| Independent | M. K. Pradhan | 4,196 | 33.57 | ||
| PSP | Durjadhan Rai | 1,327 | 10.62 | ||
| Independent | Lalit Bahadur Kharga | 620 | 4.96 | ||
| Independent | Thakur Prasad | 220 | 1.76 | ||
| Majority | 1,941 | 15.53 | |||
| Turnout | 12,500 | 28.26 | |||
| Swing to Independent from CPI | Swing | ||||
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Lalit Bahadur Kharga | 7,422 | 59.87 | ||
| INC | Gajendra Sinha Bhandari | 4,975 | 40.13 | ||
| Majority | 2,447 | 19.74 | |||
| Turnout | 12,397 | 29.37 | |||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
References
- 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report". Election Commission of India.
