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{{Short description|Constituency of the West Bengal legislative assembly in India}} |
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{{Infobox |
{{Infobox Indian constituency |
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| name = Kalimpong |
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| type= SLA |
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| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kalimpong Assembly Constituency |
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|name = Kalimpong <!-- at least one of the first two fields must be filled in --> |
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| mla = [[Ruden Sada Lepcha]] |
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| party = [[Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha]] |
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|settlement_type =Vidhan Sabha constituency <!-- e.g. Town, Village, City, etc.--> |
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| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] |
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| state = [[West Bengal]] |
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| district = [[Kalimpong district|Kalimpong]] |
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| loksabha_cons = [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)|Darjeeling]] |
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| pushpin_map = India West Bengal#India |
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| constituency_no = 22 |
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| established = 1951 |
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|coordinates = {{coord|27|04|N|88|28|E|region:IN-{{IndAbbr|[[West Bengal]]}}|display=inline,title}} |
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| electors = 211,896 |
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| reservation = None |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Kalimpong district|Kalimpong]] |
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|subdivision_type3 = [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha|Constituency No]] |
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|subdivision_name3 = 22 |
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|subdivision_type4 = Type |
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|subdivision_name4 = Open |
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|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency |
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|subdivision_name5 = [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)|4 Darjeeling]] |
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|subdivision_type6 = [[Voting system|Electoral system]] |
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|subdivision_name6 = [[First past the post system|First past the post]] |
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'''Kalimpong |
'''Kalimpong Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Kalimpong district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 22 Kalimpong |
As per orders of the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]], No. 22 Kalimpong Assembly constituency covers [[Kalimpong]] municipality, [[Kalimpong I (Community development block)|Kalimpong I]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]], [[Kalimpong II (Community development block)|Kalimpong II]] community development block, and [[Gorubathan (Community development block)|Gorubathan]] community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 30 June 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref> |
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Kalimpong |
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name =delimitation/> |
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly == |
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==Members of Legislative Assembly<ref name=WestBengalResults>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/|title=Election Results - Full Statistical Reports|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>== |
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! style="vertical-align:middle;" | Election<br />Year |
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! style="vertical-align:middle;" | Name of M.L.A. |
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! colspan=2 style="vertical-align:middle;" | Party Affiliation |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[1952 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1952]] |
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! Election<br/> Year!!Constituency!!Name of M.L.A.!!Party Affiliation |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Lalit Bahadur Kharga |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[Communist Party of India]] |
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|[[ |
| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Nar Bahadur Gurung |
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| style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" | |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[Independent politician|Independent]]/[[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] |
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|[[ |
| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Lakshmi Ranjan Josse |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] |
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|[[ |
| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | K.B. Gurung |
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| style="background-color:#00bfff;" | |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[Indian National Congress]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | P.L. Subba |
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#7e5692;" | |
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| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]] |
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|1969||Kalimpong||P.L. Subba||Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Madan Kumar Subba |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]] |
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|1971||Kalimpong||Madan Kumar Subba||Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[Gajendra Gurung]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[Indian National Congress]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]] |
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|1972||Kalimpong||Gajendra Gurung||Indian National Congress |
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| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Renu Leena Subba |
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" | |
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| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#f8f9fa; color:#202122;" | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]/[[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]] |
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|1977||Kalimpong||Renu Leena Subba||Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]] |
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|1982||Kalimpong||Renu Leena Subba||Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[Mohan Singh Rawat|Mohan Singh Rai]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[Communist Party of India]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]] |
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|1987||Kalimpong||Mohan Singh Rai||Communist Party of India |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Nima Tsering Moktan |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Independent/[[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]] |
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|1991||Kalimpong||Nima Tsering Moktan||Independent/[[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] |
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| rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Gaulan Lepcha |
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| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#347c17;" | |
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| rowspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]] |
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|1996||Kalimpong||Gaulan Lepcha||Gorkha National Liberation Front |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]] |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]] |
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| style="vertical-align:middle; color:#202122;" | Harka Bahadur Chhetri |
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| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#52d017;" | |
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| rowspan="2" style="color:#0645AD;" | [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]] |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[Sarita Rai]] |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]] |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[Ruden Sada Lepcha]] |
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| style="color:#0645AD;" | [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] (Binay Faction) |
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==Election results== |
==Election results== |
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===2021 Election=== |
===2021 Election=== |
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In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Ruden Sada Lepcha of GJM (Binay faction) defeated his nearest rival Suva Pradhan of BJP. |
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{{Election box candidate| |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalimpong}} |
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|party = [[GJM]] (Binay faction) |
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{{Election box winning candidate| |
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|candidate = Ruden Sada Lepcha |
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|party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
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|candidate = [[Ruden Sada Lepcha]] |
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|votes = 58,206 |
|votes = 58,206 |
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|percentage = 37.59 |
|percentage = 37.59 |
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|votes = 54,336 |
|votes = 54,336 |
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|percentage = 35.09 |
|percentage = 35.09 |
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{{Election box candidate| |
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|party = [[GJM]] (Bimal faction) |
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|candidate = Ram B. Bhujel |
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|votes = 31,856 |
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|percentage = 20.57 |
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{{Election box candidate| |
{{Election box candidate| |
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|party = |
|party = Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
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|candidate = Ujjwal Rai |
|candidate = Ujjwal Rai |
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|votes = 1,562 |
|votes = 1,562 |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box candidate with party link| |
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|party = None of the |
|party = None of the Above |
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|candidate = |
|candidate = None of the Above |
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|votes = 2,160 |
|votes = 2,160 |
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|percentage = 1.39 |
|percentage = 1.39 |
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{{Election box majority| |
{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 3,870 |
|votes = 3,870 |
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|percentage = 2. |
|percentage = 2.50 |
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{{Election box gain| |
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|winner = GJM (Binay faction) |
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|loser = GJM |
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|swing = |
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{{Election box end}} |
{{Election box end}} |
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===2016 Election |
===2016 Election=== |
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In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP. |
In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP. |
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalimpong constituency}} |
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalimpong constituency}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
|party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
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|candidate = [[Sarita Rai]] |
|candidate = [[Sarita Rai]] |
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|votes = 67,693 |
|votes = 67,693 |
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|percentage = 49.05 |
|percentage = 49.05 |
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|party = None of the Above |
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|candidate = None of the Above |
|candidate = None of the Above |
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|votes = 3,364 |
|votes = 3,364 |
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|percentage = 2.43 |
|percentage = 2.43 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 11,431 |
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|percentage = 8.28 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 1,37,985 |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 71.22 |
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{{Election box hold with party link | |
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|winner = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
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{{Election box end}} |
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===2011 Election |
===2011 Election=== |
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In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF. |
In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF. |
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{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalimpong constituency}} |
{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalimpong constituency}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link| |
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |
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|party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
|party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
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|candidate = Harka Bahadur Chettri |
|candidate = Harka Bahadur Chettri |
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|votes = |
|votes = 1,09,102 |
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|percentage = 87.36 |
|percentage = 87.36 |
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|votes = 1,852 |
|votes = 1,852 |
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|percentage = 1.48 |
|percentage = 1.48 |
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{{Election box majority| |
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|votes = 1,01,675 |
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|percentage = 81.42 |
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{{Election box turnout| |
{{Election box turnout| |
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|votes = |
|votes = 1,24,885 |
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|percentage = |
|percentage = 75.06 |
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{{Election box gain with party link| |
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|winner = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
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|loser = Gorkha National Liberation Front |
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 1 December 2024
Kalimpong | |
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Constituency No. 22 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | East India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Kalimpong |
LS constituency | Darjeeling |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 211,896 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha |
Elected year | 2021 |
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
[edit]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
[edit]Election Year |
Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
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1952 | Lalit Bahadur Kharga | Communist Party of India | |
1957 | Nar Bahadur Gurung | Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
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/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
1982 | |||
1987 | Mohan Singh Rai | Communist Party of India | |
1991 | Nima Tsering Moktan | Independent/Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
1996 | Gaulan Lepcha | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
2001 | |||
2006 | |||
2011 | Harka Bahadur Chhetri | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | |
2016 | Sarita Rai | ||
2021 | Ruden Sada Lepcha | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binay Faction) |
Election results
[edit]2021 Election
[edit]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 | % | ±% | |
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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 |
2016 Election
[edit]In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Election
[edit]In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.