Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kalimpong
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalimpong Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Kalimpong Kalimpong (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°04′N88°28′E / 27.067°N 88.467°E / 27.067; 88.467 Coordinates: 27°04′N88°28′E / 27.067°N 88.467°E / 27.067; 88.467
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Kalimpong
Constituency No	22
Type Electoral system	Open First past the post
Lok Sabha constituency	4 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. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
5. "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.