| Kalimpong | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 22 for theWest Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kalimpong Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kalimpong |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 211,896 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BGPM |
| Alliance | AITC+ |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inKalimpong district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
As per orders of theDelimitation Commission, No. 22 Kalimpong Assembly constituency coversKalimpong municipality,Kalimpong Icommunity development block,Kalimpong II community development block, andGorubathan community development block.[1]
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| 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 | Independent politician | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Mohan Singh Rai | Communist Party of India | |
| 1991 | Nima Tsering Moktan | Independent politician | |
| 1996 | Gaulan Lepcha | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Harka Bahadur Chettri | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | |
| 2016 | Sarita Rai | ||
| 2021 | Ruden Sada Lepcha | Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha | |
In the2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Ruden Sada Lepcha of GJM (Binay faction) defeated his nearest rival Suva Pradhan of BJP.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | Ruden Sada Lepcha | 58,206 | 37.59 | ||
| BJP | Suva Pradhan | 54,336 | 35.09 | ||
| NPP | Penjo Gompu Bhutia | 1,805 | 1.17 | ||
| Independent | Songden Lepcha | 1,720 | 1.11 | ||
| INC | Dilip Pradhan | 1,715 | 1.11 | ||
| Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | Ujjwal Rai | 1,562 | 1.01 | ||
| Independent | Bhupendra Lepcha | 1,503 | 0.97 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,160 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 3,870 | 2.50 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,863 | ||||
| GJM (Binay faction)gain from GJM | |||||
In the2016 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 | |||
| GJMhold | Swing | ||||
In the2011 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 | |||
| GJMgain fromGNLF | Swing | ||||
