Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kalimpong
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalimpong
Kalimpong

Location in West Bengal

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

Kalimpong (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Darjeeling 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

Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1951KalimpongLalit Bahadur KhargaCommunist Party of India[2]
1957Nar Bahadur GurungIndependent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[3]
1962Lakshmi Ranjan JosseAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League [4]
1967K.B. GurungIndian National Congress[5]
1969P.L. SubbaAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[6]
1971Madan Kumar SubbaAkhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[7]
1972Gajendra GurungIndian National Congress[8]
1977Renu Leena SubbaIndependent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[9]
1982Renu Leena SubbaIndependent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League[10]
1987Mohan Singh RaiCommunist Party of India[11]
1991Nima Tsering MoktanIndependent/Gorkha National Liberation Front[12]
1996Gaulan LepchaGorkha National Liberation Front[13]
2001Gaulan LepchaGorkha National Liberation Front [14]
2006Gaulan LepchaGorkha National Liberation Front [15]
2011Harka Bahadur ChhetriGorkha Janmukti Morcha[16]

2016 Election

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

West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016: Kalimpong constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±
GJM Sarita Rai 67,693 49.05 Winner
Jan Andolan Party Harka Bahadur Chettri 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
Turnout 137,985

Election results

2011

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

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kalimpong constituency[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
GJM Harka Bahadur Chettri 109,102 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
Turnout 124,885

1977-2006

In the 2006,[15] 2001[14] and 1996[13] state assembly elections, Gaulan Lepcha of GNLF won the Kalimpong seat defeating his nearest rival Norden Lama, Independent/ABGL. Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Nima Tshering Moktan, Independent, defeated Mohan Singh Rai of CPI in 1991.[12] Mohan Singh Rai of CPI defeated Tashi Tshering Lepcha of Congress in 1987.[11] Renu Leena Subba, Independent/ABGL, defeated Badrinarayan Pradhan, Independent, in 1982,[10] and Gajendra Gurung of Congress in 1977.[9][17]

1951-1972

Gajendra Gurung of Congress won in 1972.[8] Madan Kumar Subba of IGL won in 1971.[7] P.L. Subba of IGL won in 1969.[6] K.B. Gurung of Congress won in 1967.[5] Lakshmi Ranjan Josse of IGL won in 1962.[4] Nar Bahadur Gurung, Independent, won in 1957.[3] Lalit Bahadur Kharga of CPI won in 1951, independent India’s first election.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1951, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  8. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  11. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  13. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  14. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  15. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  16. 1 2 "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "22 - Kalimpong Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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