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Kalimpong
Kalimpong
Vidhan Sabha constituency
	Kalimpong Location in West Bengal Kalimpong Kalimpong (India)
	Coordinates: 27°04′N 88°28′E / 27.067°N 88.467°ECoordinates: 27°04′N 88°28′E / 27.067°N 88.467°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Kalimpong
Constituency No	22
Type	Open
Lok Sabha constituency	4 Darjeeling
Electoral system	First past the post

Revision as of 12:58, 15 May 2021

Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 22 Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) covers Kalimpong municipality, Kalimpong I community development block, Kalimpong II community development block, and Gorubathan community development block.^[1]

Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly^[2]

Election Year	Constituency	Name of M.L.A.	Party Affiliation
1951	Kalimpong	Lalit Bahadur Kharga	Communist Party of India
1957	Kalimpong	Nar Bahadur Gurung	Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1962	Kalimpong	Lakshmi Ranjan Josse	Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1967	Kalimpong	K.B. Gurung	Indian National Congress
1969	Kalimpong	P.L. Subba	Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1971	Kalimpong	Madan Kumar Subba	Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1972	Kalimpong	Gajendra Gurung	Indian National Congress
1977	Kalimpong	Renu Leena Subba	Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1982	Kalimpong	Renu Leena Subba	Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
1987	Kalimpong	Mohan Singh Rai	Communist Party of India
1991	Kalimpong	Nima Tsering Moktan	Independent/Gorkha National Liberation Front
1996	Kalimpong	Gaulan Lepcha	Gorkha National Liberation Front
2001	Kalimpong	Gaulan Lepcha	Gorkha National Liberation Front
2006	Kalimpong	Gaulan Lepcha	Gorkha National Liberation Front
2011	Kalimpong	Harka Bahadur Chhetri	Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
2016	Kalimpong	Sarita Rai	Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
2021	Kalimpong	Ruden Sada Lepcha	Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binay faction)

Election results^[2]

2021 Election

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Ruden Sada Lepcha of GJM (Binay faction) defeated his nearest rival Suva Pradhan of BJP.

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2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	GJM (Binay faction)	Ruden Sada Lepcha	58,206	37.59	Winner
	BJP	Suva Pradhan	54,336	35.09
	GJM (Bimal faction)	Ram B. Bhujel	31,856	20.57
	NPP	Penjo Gompu Bhutia	1,805	1.17
	Independent	Songden Lepcha	1,720	1.11
	INC	Dilip Pradhan	1,715	1.11
	ABGL (Bharati faction)	Ujjwal Rai	1,562	1.01
	Independent	Bhupendra Lepcha	1,503	0.97
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,160	1.39
Majority			3,870	2.50
Turnout			1,54,863

2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	GJM	Sarita Rai	67,693	49.05	Winner
	JAP	Harka Bahadur Chhetri	56,262	40.77
	CPRM	Kishore Pradhan	5,714	4.14
	GRC	Amar Lucksom	3,201	2.32
	Independent	Bhrigu Nath Gupta	1,751	1.26
	NOTA	None of the Above	3,364	2.43
Majority			11,431	8.28
Turnout			1,37,985	71.22
	GJM hold		Swing

2011 Election

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	GJM	Harka Bahadur Chettri	1,09,102	87.36	Winner
	GNLF	Prakash Dahal	7,427	5.94
	INC	Shanti Kumar Sharma	3,399	2.72
	CPI	Bikram Chhetri	3,105	2.48
	ABGL	Tribhuwan Rai	1,852	1.48
Majority			1,01,675	81.42
Turnout			1,24,885	75.06
	GJM gain from GNLF		Swing

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

[delimitation-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

[WestBengalResults-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Election Results - Full Statistical Reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

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 |[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]||Kalimpong||[[Sarita Rai]]||Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
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+|[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]||Kalimpong||[[Ruden Sada Lepcha]]||[[GJM|Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binay faction)]]
+|}
+==Election results<ref name=WestBengalResults/>==
-|}
+===2021 Election===
+In the [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Ruden Sada Lepcha of GJM (Binay faction) defeated his nearest rival Suva Pradhan of BJP.
+{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalimpong constituency}}
+{{Election box candidate|
+  |party      = [[GJM]] (Binay faction)
+  |candidate  = [[Ruden Sada Lepcha]]
+  |votes      = 58,206
+  |percentage = 37.59
+  |change     = Winner
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
+  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
+  |candidate  = Suva Pradhan
+  |votes      = 54,336
+  |percentage = 35.09
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box candidate|
+  |party      = [[GJM]] (Bimal faction)
+  |candidate  = Ram B. Bhujel
+  |votes      = 31,856
+  |percentage = 20.57
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
+  |party      = National People's Party (India)
+  |candidate  = Penjo Gompu Bhutia
+  |votes      = 1,805
+  |percentage = 1.17
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
+  |party      = Independent (politician)
+  |candidate  = Songden Lepcha
+  |votes      = 1,720
+  |percentage = 1.11
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
+  |party      = Indian National Congress
+  |candidate  = Dilip Pradhan
+  |votes      = 1,715
+  |percentage = 1.11
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box candidate|
+  |party      = [[ABGL]] (Bharati faction)
+  |candidate  = Ujjwal Rai
+  |votes      = 1,562
+  |percentage = 1.01
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
+  |party      = Independent (politician)
+  |candidate  = Bhupendra Lepcha
+  |votes      = 1,503
+  |percentage = 0.97
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
+  |party      = None of the Above
+  |candidate  = None of the Above
+  |votes      = 2,160
+  |percentage = 1.39
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box majority|
+   |votes      = 3,870
+   |percentage = 2.50
+   |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box turnout|
+   |votes      = 1,54,863
+   |percentage =
+   |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box hold|
+ |winner = [[GJM]] (Binay faction)
+ |swing =
+}}
+{{Election box end}}
-==Election results==
+===2016 Election===
-===2019===
-===Election<ref name="WestBengalResults" />===
 In the [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP.
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    |change     =
 }}
-{{Election box candidate |
+{{Election box candidate with party link|
-   |party      = [[None of the above|NOTA]]
+   |party      = None of the Above
    |candidate  = None of the Above
    |votes      = 3,364
    |percentage = 2.43
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box majority|
+  |votes      = 11,431
+  |percentage = 8.28
    |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box turnout|
-    |votes      = 137,985
+    |votes      = 1,37,985
-    |percentage =
+    |percentage = 71.22
     |change     =
   }}
+{{Election box hold with party link |
+ |winner = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
+ |swing =
+}}
 {{Election box end}}
-===2011 Election<ref name=WestBengalResults/>===
+===2011 Election===
-In the [[2011 West Bengal state assembly election]], Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.
-{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Kalimpong constituency}}
+In the [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]], Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.
+{{Election box begin | title= [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalimpong constituency}}
 {{Election box candidate with party link|
    |party      = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
    |candidate  = Harka Bahadur Chettri
-   |votes      = 109,102
+   |votes      = 1,09,102
    |percentage = 87.36
    |change     = Winner
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    |votes      = 1,852
    |percentage = 1.48
+  |change     =
+}}
+{{Election box majority|
+  |votes      = 1,01,675
+  |percentage = 81.42
    |change     =
 }}
 {{Election box turnout|
-    |votes      = 124,885
+    |votes      = 1,24,885
-    |percentage =
+    |percentage = 75.06
     |change     =
- }}
+}}
+{{Election box gain with party link|
+   |winner     = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
+   |loser      = Gorkha National Liberation Front
+   |swing      =
+}}
 {{Election box end}}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
+{{reflist}}
 {{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}}
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 [[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
 [[Category:Kalimpong district]]
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History and government	Kalimpong district History of Sikkim History of Bengal History of Nepal British Raj Gorkha National Liberation Front Gorkhaland Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)
Geography	Darjeeling Himalayan hill region Deolo Hill Durpin Hill Kangchenjunga Neora Valley National Park Sivalik Hills Teesta Low Dam - III Hydropower Plant Teesta Low Dam - IV Hydropower Plant
Education	University of North Bengal
Economy and Transport	Darjeeling tea Terrace fields Economy of West Bengal
Culture	Tamang Sherpa Rai Lepcha Bhutia Yolmo/Yamloo Miji/Damai Kamai Newar Limbu Gorkha Bengali Nepali Hinduism Buddhism Wai-wai Chhurpi Thukpa Momo Chhang Devil Dance Tendong Lho Rumfaat Maghe Sankranti Chotrul Duchen
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