Kalimpong Assembly constituency
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 | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Election Year |
Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
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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
[edit]2021 Election
[edit]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 | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.