Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal. For 2. its namesake neighbourhood, see Kalchini, Alipurduar. For 3.its namesake community development block, see Kalchini.

Kalchini কালচিনি
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalchini Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Kalchini Kalchini (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 26°41′34″N89°28′18″E / 26.69278°N 89.47167°E / 26.69278; 89.47167 Coordinates: 26°41′34″N89°28′18″E / 26.69278°N 89.47167°E / 26.69278; 89.47167
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Constituency No	11
Type	Reserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency	2 Alipurduars (ST)
Electorate (year)	182,539 (2011) [1] 218,280 (2016) [2] 247,425 (2021) [3]
Government
• Incumbent	Bishal Lama (Bharatiya Janata Party)

Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 11 Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) covers Kalchini community development block and Majherdabri gram panchayat of Alipurduar II community development block. ^[4]

Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST). ^[4]

Members of Legislative Assembly ^[5]

Election Year	Name of M.L.A.		Party Affiliation
1957	Debendranath Brahma Mandal		Indian National Congress
1962	Nani Bhattacharya		Revolutionary Socialist Party
1967	Denis Lakra		Indian National Congress
1969
1971
1972
1977
1982	Manohar Tirkey		Revolutionary Socialist Party
1987	Khudiram Pahan		Indian National Congress
1991	Manohar Tirkey		Revolutionary Socialist Party
1996
2001	Paban Kumar Lakra		Indian National Congress
2006	Manohar Tirkey		Revolutionary Socialist Party
2009 By-election	Wilson Champamari		Independent (Supported by GJM)
2011
2016			All India Trinamool Congress
2021	Bishal Lama		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results ^[5]

2021

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Bishal Lama of BJP defeated his nearest rival Passang Lama of TMC.

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishal Lama	1,03,104	52.65	Winner
	AITC	Passang Lama	74,528	38.06
	INC	Avijit Narjinary	5,482	2.80
	Independent	Binay Narjinary	2,425	1.24
	Independent	Rekha Lakra (Ekka)	2,251	1.15
	Independent	Prakash Kujur	1,869	0.95
	LJP	Chanchal Narjinary	1,164	0.59
	Independent	Sukumar Minj	910	0.46
	NPP	Ashok Lama	803	0.41
	BMP	Hakim Mahali	479	0.24
	JD(U)	Madan Kumar Uraon	423	0.22
	None of the Above	None of the Above	2,377	1.21
Turnout			1,95,815
	BJP gain from AITC		Swing

2016

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Wilson Chapramary of TMC defeated his nearest rival Bishal Lama of BJP.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Wilson Champramary	62,061	34.99	Winner
	BJP	Bishal Lama	60,550	34.14
	INC	Avijit Narjinary	14,220	8.02
	RSP	John Philip Xalxo	11,905	6.71
	Independent	Biswajit Minj	7,458	4.21
	Independent	Atul Suba	6,514	3.67
	JMM	Pankaj Tirkey	2,551	1.44
	Independent	Sujit Mahali	2,453	1.38
	Independent	Rakesh Kiran Indwar	1,954	1.10
	SUCI(C)	Sukhan Munda	1,148	0.65
	Independent	Jay Bhadra Karjee	1,087	0.61
	Independent	Usha Tamang	931	0.52
	None of the Above	None of the Above	4,524	2.55
Majority			1,511	0.85
Turnout			1,77,356	81.25
	AITC gain from GJM-supported Independent		Swing

2011

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Wilson Chapramary (GJM supported Independent) defeated his nearest rival Binay Bhushan Kerketta of RSP.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST) constituency

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent/GJM supported	Wilson Champramary	46,455	30.05	Winner
	RSP	Binay Bhusan Kerketta	39,210	25.37
	JMM	Sandip Ekka	36,285	23.47
	AITC	Paban Kumar Lakra	27,662	17.90
	Rashtriya Deshaj Party	Nabin Prakash Kerketta	2,861	1.85
	BSP	Bagrai Marandi	2,096	1.36
Majority			7,245	4.68
Turnout			1,54,569	84.68
	GJM-supported Independent hold		Swing

2009 by election

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2009 by elections caused by the election of the sitting MLA Manohar Tirkey of RSP to the Lok Sabha from Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), Wilson Champamari, Independent candidate supported by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha defeated his nearest rival Sandip Ekka of Adivasi Vikas Parishad.

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Paban Kumar Lakra of Congress. Paban Kumar Lakra of Congress defeated Manohar Tirkey of RSP in 2001. Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Khudiram Pahan of Congress in 1996 and Khudiram Orao of Congress in 1991. Khudiram Pahan of Congress defeated Manohar Tirkey of RSP in 1987. Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Khudiram Pahan of Congress in 1982, and Denish Lakra of Congress in 1977.

1957-1972

Denis Lakra of Congress won in 1972, 1971, 1969, 1967. Nani Bhatacharya of RSP won in 1962 when it was an open seat. Debendra Nath Brahma Mandal and Anima Hoare, both of Congress, won in 1957 when it was a joint seat reserved for ST.

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. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
5. "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 May 2021.