{{Short description|Constituency of the West Bengal legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Kalimpong | type = SLA | map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Kalimpong.map}} | map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Kalimpong Assembly Constituency | map_alt = | mla = Bharat Kumar Chettri | party = 20px Bharatiya Janata Party | alliance = | latest_election_year = 2026 | state = West Bengal | district = Kalimpong | loksabha_cons = Darjeeling | constituency_no = 22 | established = 1951 | electors = 203,506 | reservation = None | abolished = }} {{Pie chart | value1 = 27.9 | value2 = 22.3 | value3 = 11.1 | value4 = 11.1 | value5 = 11.1 | value6 = 5.5 | value7 = 5.5 | value8 = 5.5 | label1 = Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (5 times) | label2 = Gorkha National Liberation Front (4 times) | label3 = Communist Party of India (2 times) | label4= Indian National Congress (2 times) | label5= Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (2 times) | label6= Independent (1 time) | label7= Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (1 time) | label8= Bharatiya Janata Party (1 time) | color1 = {{party color|Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League}} | color2 = {{party color|Gorkha National Liberation Front}} | color3 = {{party color|Communist Party of India}} |color4 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}} |color5 = {{party color|Gorkha Janmukti Morcha}} |color6 = {{party color|Independent politician}} |color7 = {{party color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}} |color8 = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | caption = '''Most Successful parties from Kalimpong assembly''' }} '''Kalimpong Assembly constituency''' is only assembly constituency in Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
==Overview== As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 22 Kalimpong Assembly constituency covers Kalimpong municipality, Kalimpong I community development block, Kalimpong II community development block, and Gorubathan community development block.<ref name =delimitation>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/WestBengal/FINAL%20ORDER%20NOTIFICATION_English.pdf | title = Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 | access-date = 30 June 2014 | work = West Bengal | publisher = Election Commission of India}}</ref>
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).<ref name =delimitation/>
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Name !colspan=2|Party |- |1952 |Lalit Bahadur Kharga |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |- |1957 |Nar Bahadur Gurung |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |- |1962 |Lakshmi Ranjan Josse |{{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League}} |- |1967 |K.B. Gurung |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1969 |P.L. Subba |{{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|rowspan=2}} |- |1971 |Madan Kumar Subba |- |1972 |Gajendra Gurung |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1977 |rowspan="2"|Renu Leena Subba |{{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League|rowspan=2}} |- |1982 |- |1987 |Mohan Singh Rai |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |- |1991 |Nima Tsering Moktan |{{Full party name with color|Gorkha National Liberation Front|rowspan=4}} |- |1996 |rowspan="3"|Gaulan Lepcha |- |2001 |- |2006 |- |2011 |Harka Bahadur Chettri |{{Full party name with color|Gorkha Janmukti Morcha|rowspan=2}} |- |2016 |Sarita Rai |- |2021 |Ruden Sada Lepcha |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha}} |- |2026 |Bharat Kumar Chettri |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |}
==Election results== === 2026 ===
In the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Bharat Kumar Chetri of BJP defeated his nearest rival Ruden Sada Lepcha of BGPM by 21,464 votes.
{{Election box begin|title=2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong<ref name="election2026">{{Cite web |title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2026 Statistical Report |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2026/27 |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Bharat Kumar Chetri |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:84290}} |percentage = 49.74 |change = {{increase}}14.65 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Ruden Sada Lepcha |party = Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha |votes = {{formatnum:62826}} |percentage = 37.07 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Bhernone Britto Lepcha |votes = {{formatnum:14231}} |percentage = 8.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sisir Kumar Sharma |party = Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |votes = {{formatnum:1961}} |percentage = 1.16 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Santa Kumar Pradhan |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:1809}} |percentage = 1.07 |change = {{decrease}}0.04 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above (India) |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:2060}} |percentage = 1.22 |change = {{decrease}}0.17 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:21464}} |percentage = 12.67 |change = {{increase}}10.17 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:169477}} |percentage = 83.28 |change = {{increase}}10.2 }} {{Election box gain with party link | |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha |swing = 7.58 }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2021 ===
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<ref name="election2021">{{Cite web |title=West Bengal General Legislative Election 2021 Statistical Report |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14106-west-bengal-general-legislative-election-2021-including-ac-56-58/ |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Ruden Sada Lepcha |votes = {{formatnum:58206}} |percentage = 37.59 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Suva Pradhan |votes = {{formatnum:54336}} |percentage = 35.09 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Dr. R.B. Bhujel |votes = {{formatnum:31856}} |percentage = 20.57 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = National People's Party |candidate = Penjo Gompu Bhutia |votes = {{formatnum:1805}} |percentage = 1.17 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Songden Lepcha |votes = {{formatnum:1720}} |percentage = 1.11 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Dilip Pradhan |votes = {{formatnum:1715}} |percentage = 1.11 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Ujjwal Rai |votes = {{formatnum:1562}} |percentage = 1.01 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Bhupendra Lepcha |votes = {{formatnum:1503}} |percentage = 0.97 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above (India) |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:2160}} |percentage = 1.39 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:3870}} |percentage = 2.5 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:154863}} |percentage = 73.08 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Independent |loser = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2016 === In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP. {{Election box begin | title=2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | |party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |candidate = Sarita Rai |votes = 67,693 |percentage = 49.05 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Jana Andolan Party |candidate = Harka Bahadur Chhetri |votes = 56,262 |percentage = 40.77 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists |candidate = Kishore Pradhan |votes = 5,714 |percentage = 4.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Gorkha Rashtriya Congress |candidate = Amar Lucksom |votes = 3,201 |percentage = 2.32 |change = }} {{Election box candidate | |party = Independent |candidate = Bhrigu Nath Gupta |votes = 1,751 |percentage = 1.26 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |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 = 1,37,985 |percentage = 71.22 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link | |winner = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2011 ===
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 winning candidate with party link | |party = Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |candidate = Harka Bahadur Chettri |votes = 1,09,102 |percentage = 87.36 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Gorkha National Liberation Front |candidate = Prakash Dahal |votes = 7,427 |percentage = 5.94 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Shanti Kumar Sharma |votes = 3,399 |percentage = 2.72 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Communist Party of India |candidate = Bikram Chhetri |votes = 3,105 |percentage = 2.48 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |party = Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |candidate = Tribhuwan Rai |votes = 1,852 |percentage = 1.48 |change = }} {{Election box majority | |votes = 1,01,675 |percentage = 81.42 |change = }} {{Election box turnout | |votes = 1,24,885 |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}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of West Bengal}} {{Kalimpong topics}} {{Darjeeling}} {{West Bengal elections}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal Category:Kalimpong district Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951 Category:1951 establishments in West Bengal