Kalimpong Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
| Kalimpong | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Party | Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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 | ||||