KALCHINI
Assembly seat no. 11 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Bishal Lama
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2026
37,843
18.68% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
AITCBirendra Bara (oraon)
- Votes
- 76,916
- Vote share
- 37.96%
- Behind by
- 37,843
Electors
2,22,332
Total votes polled
2,02,607
Valid votes
2,02,607
NOTA votes
1,795
0.89% of votes polled
Turnout
91.1%
Full result, 2026
7 candidates · 2,02,607 valid votes
Bishal LamaBJPwon
1,14,759
56.6%
Birendra Bara (oraon)AITC
76,916
38.0%
Anjan Chik BaraikINC
3,186
1.6%
Passang SherpaRSP
2,405
1.2%
Ranajit RabhaIND
1,227
0.6%
Arjun IndwarMPOI
1,227
0.6%
Narayan LamaIND
1,092
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bishal Lama | BJP | 1,14,759 | 56.64% | Birendra Bara (oraon) | 37,843 |
| 2021 | BISHAL LAMA | BJP | 1,03,104 | 52.65% | PASSANG LAMA | 28,576 |
| 2016 | WILSON CHAMPRAMARY | AITC | 62,061 | 34.99% | BISHAL LAMA | 1,511 |
| 2011 | WILSON CHAMPRAMARY | IND | 46,455 | 30.05% | BINAY BHUSAN KERKETTA | 7,245 |
| 2006 | MANOHAR TIRKEY | RSP | 52,748 | 46.09% | PABAN KUMAR LAKRA | 4,989 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above