KALIMPONG
Assembly seat no. 22 in West Bengal · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BJPBharat Kumar Chetri | BGPMRuden Sada Lepcha | 21,464 | 12.66% | 7 | 83.3% |
| 2021 | INDRUDEN SADA LEPCHA | BJPSUVA PRADHAN | 3,870 | 2.50% | 8 | 72.6% |
| 2016 | GOJAMSARITA RAI | INDHARKA BAHADUR CHETTRI | 11,431 | 8.28% | 5 | 71.2% |
| 2011 | GOJAMDR. HARKA BAHADUR CHETTRI | GNLFPRAKASH DAHAL | 1,01,675 | 81.41% | 5 | 75.1% |
| 20061973 boundaries | GNLFGAULAN LEPCHA | INDNORDEN LAMA | 25,811 | 25.13% | 5 | 68.1% |
| 20011973 boundaries | GNLFGOULAN LEPCHA | INDNORDEN LAMA | 25,004 | 27.74% | 4 | 59.5% |
| 19961973 boundaries | GNLFGAULAN LEPCHA | ABGLNORDEN LAMA | 33,241 | 36.39% | 11 | 65.5% |
| 19911973 boundaries | INDNIMA TSHERING MOKTAN | CPIMOHAN SINGH RAI (DUKHUN) | 31,926 | 39.22% | 8 | 63.4% |
| 19871973 boundaries | CPIMOHANSING RAI | INCTASHI TSHERING LEPCHA | 887 | 84.32% | 3 | 1.0% |
| 19821973 boundaries | INDRENU LEENA SUBBA | INDBADRINAYARAN PRADHAN | 9,194 | 32.23% | 5 | 32.3% |
| 19771973 boundaries | INDSUBHA RENULEENA | INCGURUNG GAJENDRA | 4,938 | 15.07% | 5 | 46.3% |
| 19711966 boundaries | IGLMADAN KUMAR PRODHAN | INDPADMA LAKSHMI SUBBA | 3,422 | 12.06% | 5 | 45.6% |
| 19691966 boundaries | IGLP . L . SUBBA | INCK . B . GURUNG | 4,298 | 15.37% | 4 | 48.8% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCK.B.GURUNG | INDR.DAHAL | 3,038 | 10.25% | 4 | 53.2% |
| 19621961 boundaries | GLLAKSHMI RANJAN JOSSE | INCNARBAHADUR GURUNG | 4,867 | 20.11% | 8 | 41.2% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KALIMPONG assembly constituency in 2026?
Bharat Kumar Chetri (BJP) won KALIMPONG in 2026, by a margin of 21,464 votes.
Which party has won KALIMPONG the most times?
IND, with 4 of the 15 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KALIMPONG gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won KALIMPONG the most times?
GAULAN LEPCHA, with 2 wins between 1996 and 2006.
