KALIMPONG
Assembly seat no. 22 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Winner, 2001
GOULAN LEPCHA
GNLF
Elections held
15
1962–2026
Most successful party
IND
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2001
25,004
27.74% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INDNORDEN LAMA
- Votes
- 26,979
- Vote share
- 29.93%
- Behind by
- 25,004
Electors
1,51,385
Total votes polled
90,145
Valid votes
90,145
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.5%
Full result, 2001
4 candidates · 90,145 valid votes
GOULAN LEPCHAGNLFwon
51,983
57.7%
NORDEN LAMAIND
26,979
29.9%
MOHAN SINGH RAI (DUKHUN)CPI
6,380
7.1%
CHATER LESLIE JOHNBJP
4,803
5.3%
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
