KALCHINI
Assembly seat no. 11 in West Bengal · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2021
BISHAL LAMA
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2021
28,576
14.59% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AITCPASSANG LAMA
- Votes
- 74,528
- Vote share
- 38.06%
- Behind by
- 28,576
Electors
2,48,843
Total votes polled
1,95,815
Valid votes
1,95,815
NOTA votes
2,377
1.21% of votes polled
Turnout
78.7%
Full result, 2021
11 candidates · 1,95,815 valid votes
BISHAL LAMABJPwon
1,03,104
52.6%
PASSANG LAMAAITC
74,528
38.1%
AVIJIT NARJINARYINC
5,482
2.8%
BINAY NARJINARYIND
2,425
1.2%
REKHA LAKRA (EKKA)IND
2,251
1.1%
PRAKASH KUJURIND
1,869
0.9%
CHANCHAL NARJINARYLJP
1,164
0.6%
SUKUMAR MINJIND
910
0.5%
ASHOK LAMANPP
803
0.4%
HAKIM MAHALIBAHUJANMUKTIPARTY
479
0.2%
MADAN KUMAR URAONJD(U)
423
0.2%
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.
