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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Kalimpong

Assembly constituency 22 (GEN) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#22 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants7
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,69,477
Turnout83.0%
NOTA2,060
WinnerBharat Kumar ChetriBharatiya Janata Party84,29049.7% of votes
MARGIN21,464 votes · 12.7 pp84,290 − 62,826
Runner-upRuden Sada Lepcha Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha62,82637.1% of votes
BJP 57.3% of top-two votesBGPM 42.7%

All candidates 7

  1. 01 Bharat Kumar ChetriBJP84,290 49.7%
  2. 02 Ruden Sada LepchaBGPM62,826 37.1%
  3. 03 Bhernone Britto LepchaIND14,231 8.4%
  4. 04 Sisir Kumar SharmaABGL1,961 1.2%
  5. 05 Santa Kumar PradhanINC1,809 1.1%
  6. 06 Aldrin LepchaIND1,389 0.8%
  7. 07 Rita ThapaCPI(M)911 0.5%

Turnout 83.0%

025507510083.0%TURNOUT◦ state median 93.4%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total2,060
  • State median turnoutmedian of 292 seats, 202693.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 1,67,417Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    12.7 pp
    Bharat Kumar ChetriBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    2.5 pp
    Ruden Sada LepchaIndependent
  3. 2016
    8.5 pp
    Sarita RaiGorkha Janmukti Morcha
  4. 2011
    81.4 pp
    Dr. Harka Bahadur ChettriGorkha Janmukti Morcha
  5. 2006
    25.1 pp
    Gaulan LepchaGorkha National Liberation Front
  6. 2001
    27.7 pp
    Goulan LepchaGorkha National Liberation Front
  7. 1996
    33.0 pp
    Gaulan LepchaGorkha National Liberation Front
  8. 1991
    37.1 pp
    Nima Tshering MoktanIndependent
  9. 1987
    80.6 pp
    Mohansing RaiCommunist Party of India
  10. 1982
    30.9 pp
    Renu Leena SubbaIndependent
  11. 1977
    14.7 pp
    Subha RenuleenaIndependent
  12. 1972
    1.5 pp
    Nanda Lal GurungAll India Gorkha League
  13. 1971
    0.9 pp
    Ananda Prasad PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  14. 1969
    17.2 pp
    Nandalal GurungAll India Gorkha League
  15. 1967
    6.7 pp
    N.GurungIndependent
  16. 1962
    25.1 pp
    Mohammad Afaque ChoudhuryIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 81.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 86.8% of votes; the other 5 candidates 12.0% between them.

    (84,290 + 62,826) ÷ 1,69,477 = 86.8% · 20,301 ÷ 1,69,477 = 12.0%

  2. Turnout of 83.0% was 10.4 pp below the state's median seat (93.4%).

    83.0 − 93.4 = −10.4

  3. The margin widened from 2.5 pp in 2021 to 12.7 pp.

    12.7 − 2.5 = +10.2 pp

  4. Ruden Sada Lepcha, the 2021 winner, finished second in 2026.

    2021 winner name = 2026 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines1,67,417
  • NOTAcounted within the total2,060
  • Published totalVotes polled1,69,477
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates7 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 292 seats on the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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