KALIMPONG
Assembly seat no. 22 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 2026
Bharat Kumar Chetri
BJP
Elections held
15
1962–2026
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2026
21,464
12.66% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
BGPMRuden Sada Lepcha
- Votes
- 62,826
- Vote share
- 37.07%
- Behind by
- 21,464
Electors
2,03,506
Total votes polled
1,69,477
Valid votes
1,69,477
NOTA votes
2,060
1.22% of votes polled
Turnout
83.3%
Full result, 2026
7 candidates · 1,69,477 valid votes
Bharat Kumar ChetriBJPwon
84,290
49.7%
Ruden Sada LepchaBGPM
62,826
37.1%
Bhernone Britto LepchaIND
14,231
8.4%
Sisir Kumar SharmaABGL
1,961
1.2%
Santa Kumar PradhanINC
1,809
1.1%
Aldrin LepchaIND
1,389
0.8%
Rita ThapaCPM
911
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bharat Kumar Chetri | BJP | 84,290 | 49.73% | Ruden Sada Lepcha | 21,464 |
| 2021 | RUDEN SADA LEPCHA | IND | 58,206 | 37.59% | SUVA PRADHAN | 3,870 |
| 2016 | SARITA RAI | GOJAM | 67,693 | 49.06% | HARKA BAHADUR CHETTRI | 11,431 |
| 2011 | DR. HARKA BAHADUR CHETTRI | GOJAM | 1,09,102 | 87.36% | PRAKASH DAHAL | 1,01,675 |
| 2006 | GAULAN LEPCHA | GNLF | 57,854 | 56.32% | NORDEN LAMA | 25,811 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
