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Assembly constituency 11 · West Bengal · ST

Kalchini is assembly constituency number 11 in West Bengal, in Jalpaiguri district, and one of the segments of the Alipurduars Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Bishal Lama of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 56.6% of the vote, 37,843 votes ahead of Birendra Bara (oraon) (AITC).

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Kalchini · 2026AC 11
  1. 01
    Bishal Lama
    BJP
    1,14,759
    56.64%
  2. 02
    Birendra Bara (oraon)
    TMC
    76,916
    37.96%
  3. 03
    Anjan Chik Baraik
    INC
    3,186
    1.57%
  4. 04
    Passang Sherpa
    RSP
    2,405
    1.19%
  5. 05
    Ranajit Rabha
    Independent
    1,227
    0.61%
  6. 2 other candidates · 2,319 votesNOTA · 1,795 (0.89%)

Margin 37,843 votes · 18.68% of valid votes

2,22,332
Registered electors
2026 election
91.3%
Turnout
+12.0 pts vs 2021
37,843
Victory margin
18.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,02,607 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kalchini 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bishal LamaMale · 44 yrs · STBJP1,14,759
56.64%
2Birendra Bara (oraon)Male · 43 yrs · STTMC76,916
37.96%
3Anjan Chik BaraikMale · 53 yrs · STINC3,186
1.57%
4Passang SherpaMale · 56 yrs · STRSP2,405
1.19%
—NOTANOTA1,795
0.89%
5Ranajit RabhaMale · 50 yrs · STIndependent1,227
0.61%
6Arjun IndwarMale · 63 yrs · STMPOI1,227
0.61%
7Narayan LamaMale · 37 yrs · STIndependent1,092
0.54%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026BJP 56.6%TMC 38.0%INC 1.6%RSP 1.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Bishal LamaBJP · 56.6% · margin 37,843Turnout91.3%
2021Bishal LamaBJP · 52.6% · margin 28,576Turnout79.3%
2016Wilson ChampramaryTMC · 35.0% · margin 1,511Turnout81.5%
2011Wilson ChampramaryIndependent · 30.1% · margin 7,245Turnout84.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kalchini result 2021

Kalchini 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bishal LamaBJP1,03,104
52.65%
2Passang LamaTMC74,528
38.06%
3Avijit NarjinaryINC5,482
2.80%
4Binay NarjinaryIndependent2,425
1.24%
—NOTANOTA2,377
1.21%
5Rekha Lakra (ekka)Independent2,251
1.15%
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6Prakash KujurIndependent1,869
0.95%
7Chanchal NarjinaryLJP1,164
0.59%
8Sukumar MinjIndependent910
0.46%
9Ashok LamaNPP803
0.41%
10Hakim MahaliBMUP479
0.24%
11Madan Kumar UraonJD(U)423
0.22%

Kalchini result 2016

Kalchini 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Wilson ChampramaryTMC62,061
34.99%
2Bishal LamaBJP60,550
34.14%
3Avijit NarjinaryINC14,220
8.02%
4John Philip XalxoRSP11,905
6.71%
5Biswajit MinjIndependent7,458
4.21%
6Atul SubaIndependent6,514
3.67%
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—NOTANOTA4,524
2.55%
7Pankaj TirkeyJMM2,551
1.44%
8Sujit MahaliIndependent2,453
1.38%
9Rakesh Kiran IndwarIndependent1,954
1.10%
10Sukhan MundaSUCI1,148
0.65%
11Jay Bhadra KarjeeIndependent1,087
0.61%
12Usha TamangIndependent931
0.52%

Kalchini result 2011

Kalchini 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Wilson ChampramaryIndependent46,455
30.05%
2Binay Bhusan KerkettaRSP39,210
25.37%
3Sandip EkkaJMM36,285
23.47%
4Paban Kumar LakraTMC27,662
17.90%
5Nabin Prakash KerkettaRADP2,861
1.85%
6Bagrai MarandiBSP2,096
1.36%
Map

Kalchini outlined in orange among the other West Bengal seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Jalpaiguri district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Kalchini is one of the assembly segments of Alipurduars. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Alipurduars candidates.

  • Manoj TiggaBJP96,391 51.5%
  • Prakash Chik BaraikTMC81,526 43.6%
  • Mili OraonRSP2,954 1.6%
  • Arjun IndwarIndependent1,823 1.0%
  • Parimal OraonIndependent1,596 0.9%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 14,865 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kalchini.

Who won the Kalchini assembly seat in 2026?

Bishal Lama of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kalchini in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 1,14,759 votes, which was 56.64% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kalchini?

The margin was 37,843 votes (18.68% of valid votes). The runner-up was Birendra Bara (oraon) of the All India Trinamool Congress with 76,916 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kalchini in 2026?

Turnout was 91.28%: 2,02,951 of 2,22,332 registered electors voted, across 286 polling stations. That is 12.0 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kalchini part of?

Kalchini is an assembly segment of the Alipurduars Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Manoj Tigga got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kalchini a reserved constituency?

Yes. Kalchini is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Kalchini?

The West Bengal assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the West Bengal assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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