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Assembly constituency 22 · West Bengal

Kalimpong is assembly constituency number 22 in West Bengal, in Darjiling district, and one of the segments of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Bharat Kumar Chetri of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.7% of the vote, 21,464 votes ahead of Ruden Sada Lepcha (BGPM).

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Kalimpong · 2026AC 22
  1. 01
    Bharat Kumar Chetri
    BJP
    84,290
    49.74%
  2. 02
    Ruden Sada Lepcha
    BGPM
    62,826
    37.07%
  3. 03
    Bhernone Britto Lepcha
    Independent
    14,231
    8.40%
  4. 04
    Sisir Kumar Sharma
    ABGL
    1,961
    1.16%
  5. 05
    Santa Kumar Pradhan
    INC
    1,809
    1.07%
  6. 2 other candidates · 2,300 votesNOTA · 2,060 (1.22%)

Margin 21,464 votes · 12.66% of valid votes

2,03,506
Registered electors
2026 election
83.6%
Turnout
+10.5 pts vs 2021
21,464
Victory margin
12.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,69,477 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kalimpong 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bharat Kumar ChetriMale · 45 yrsBJP84,290
49.74%
2Ruden Sada LepchaMale · 56 yrs · STBGPM62,826
37.07%
3Bhernone Britto LepchaMale · 61 yrs · STIndependent14,231
8.40%
—NOTANOTA2,060
1.22%
4Sisir Kumar SharmaMale · 44 yrsABGL1,961
1.16%
5Santa Kumar PradhanMale · 56 yrsINC1,809
1.07%
6Aldrin LepchaMale · 25 yrs · STIndependent1,389
0.82%
7Rita ThapaFemale · 53 yrsCPI(M)911
0.54%
Past results

The seat changed hands: IND won in 2021, BJP in 2026.

0%20%40%60%80%2011201620212026BJP 49.7%BGPM 37.1%GOJAM 49.1%GNLF 6.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Bharat Kumar ChetriBJP · 49.7% · margin 21,464Turnout83.6%
2021Ruden Sada LepchaIndependent · 37.6% · margin 3,870Turnout73.1%
2016Sarita RaiGOJAM · 49.1% · margin 11,431Turnout71.5%
2011Dr. Harka Bahadur ChettriGOJAM · 87.4% · margin 1,01,675Turnout75.2%

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

Kalimpong result 2021

Kalimpong 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ruden Sada LepchaIndependent58,206
37.59%
2Suva PradhanBJP54,336
35.09%
3Dr. R.B. BhujelIndependent31,856
20.57%
—NOTANOTA2,160
1.39%
4Penjo Gompu BhutiaNPP1,805
1.17%
5Songden LepchaIndependent1,720
1.11%
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6Dilip PradhanINC1,715
1.11%
7Ujjwal RaiIndependent1,562
1.01%
8Bhupendra LepchaIndependent1,503
0.97%

Kalimpong result 2016

Kalimpong 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sarita RaiGOJAM67,693
49.06%
2Harka Bahadur ChettriIndependent56,262
40.77%
3Kishore PradhanIndependent5,714
4.14%
—NOTANOTA3,364
2.44%
4Amar LoksomGRAC3,201
2.32%
5Bhrigu Nath GuptaIndependent1,751
1.27%

Kalimpong result 2011

Kalimpong 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Harka Bahadur ChettriGOJAM1,09,102
87.36%
2Prakash DahalGNLF7,427
5.95%
3Shanti Kumar SharmaINC3,399
2.72%
4Bikram ChhetriCPI3,105
2.49%
5Tribhuwan RaiABGL1,852
1.48%
Map

Kalimpong 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 Darjiling 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

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

  • Raju BistaBJP77,745 54.0%
  • Gopal LamaTMC54,113 37.6%
  • Munish TamangINC6,092 4.2%
  • Bandana RaiIndependent2,627 1.8%
  • Bishnu Prasad SharmaIndependent1,053 0.7%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 23,632 EVM votes.

Open Darjeeling Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Kalimpong assembly seat in 2026?

Bharat Kumar Chetri of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Kalimpong in the 2026 West Bengal assembly election with 84,290 votes, which was 49.74% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kalimpong?

The margin was 21,464 votes (12.66% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ruden Sada Lepcha of the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha with 62,826 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kalimpong in 2026?

Turnout was 83.64%: 1,70,216 of 2,03,506 registered electors voted, across 298 polling stations. That is 10.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kalimpong part of?

Kalimpong is an assembly segment of the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Raju Bista got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kalimpong a reserved constituency?

No. Kalimpong is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Kalimpong?

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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