KALCHINI
Assembly seat no. 11 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2016
WILSON CHAMPRAMARY
AITC
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2016
1,511
0.85% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
BJPBISHAL LAMA
- Votes
- 60,550
- Vote share
- 34.14%
- Behind by
- 1,511
Electors
2,18,280
Total votes polled
1,77,356
Valid votes
1,77,356
NOTA votes
4,524
2.55% of votes polled
Turnout
81.3%
Full result, 2016
12 candidates · 1,77,356 valid votes
WILSON CHAMPRAMARYAITCwon
62,061
35.0%
BISHAL LAMABJP
60,550
34.1%
AVIJIT NARJINARYINC
14,220
8.0%
JOHN PHILIP XALXORSP
11,905
6.7%
BISWAJIT MINJIND
7,458
4.2%
ATUL SUBAIND
6,514
3.7%
PANKAJ TIRKEYJMM
2,551
1.4%
SUJIT MAHALIIND
2,453
1.4%
RAKESH KIRAN INDWARIND
1,954
1.1%
SUKHAN MUNDASUCI
1,148
0.7%
JAY BHADRA KARJEEIND
1,087
0.6%
USHA TAMANGIND
931
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KALCHINI assembly constituency in 2026?
Bishal Lama (BJP) won KALCHINI in 2026, by a margin of 37,843 votes.
Which party has won KALCHINI the most times?
RSP, with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KALCHINI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won KALCHINI the most times?
MANOHAR TIRKEY, with 3 wins between 1977 and 2006.
