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Kalimpong Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 27°04′N 88°28′E / 27.067°N 88.467°E / 27.067; 88.467
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Kalimpong
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalimpong is located in West Bengal
Kalimpong
Kalimpong
Location in West Bengal
Kalimpong is located in India
Kalimpong
Kalimpong
Kalimpong (India)
Coordinates: 27°04′N 88°28′E / 27.067°N 88.467°E / 27.067; 88.467
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKalimpong
Constituency No22
Type
Electoral system
Open
First past the post
Lok Sabha constituency4 Darjeeling
Electorate (year)166,388 (2011)[1]
193,742 (2016)[2]
211,896 (2021)[3]

Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 22 Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kalimpong municipality, Kalimpong I community development block, Kalimpong II community development block, and Gorubathan community development block.[4]

Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly[5]

Election
Year
Name of M.L.A. Party Affiliation
1951 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[5]

2021 Election

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Ruden Sada Lepcha of GJM (Binay faction) defeated his nearest rival Suva Pradhan of BJP.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
GJM (Binay faction) Ruden Sada Lepcha 58,206 37.59 Winner
BJP Suva Pradhan 54,336 35.09
GJM (Bimal faction) Ram B. Bhujel 31,856 20.57
NPP Penjo Gompu Bhutia 1,805 1.17
Independent Songden Lepcha 1,720 1.11
INC Dilip Pradhan 1,715 1.11
ABGL (Bharati faction) 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) hold Swing

2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
GJM Sarita Rai 67,693 49.05 Winner
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

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
GJM Harka Bahadur Chettri 1,09,102 87.36 Winner
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

  1. ^ "West Bengal 2011". Election Commission of India. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.