Kalimpong Assembly constituency
Constituency of the West Bengal legislative assembly in India
| Kalimpong | |
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| Constituency No. 22 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kalimpong Assembly Constituency | |
| 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 Ruden Sada Lepcha | |
| 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
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
| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJM (Binay faction) | Ruden Sada Lepcha | 58,206 | 37.59 | ||
| 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) gain from GJM | |||||
2016 Election
In the 2016 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 | |||
| 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.
| 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 | |||
| GJM gain from GNLF | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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