Kalimpong Assembly constituency (original) (raw)
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Constituency of the West Bengal legislative assembly in India
| Kalimpong | |
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| Constituency No. 22 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kalimpong Assembly Constituency |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kalimpong |
| LS constituency | Darjeeling |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 211,896 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ruden Sada Lepcha | |
| Party | Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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.[1]
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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| ElectionYear | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation | |
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| 1952 | Lalit Bahadur Kharga | Communist Party of India | |
| 1957 | Nar Bahadur Gurung | Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| 1962 | Lakshmi Ranjan Josse | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| 1967 | K.B. Gurung | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | P.L. Subba | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| 1971 | Madan Kumar Subba | ||
| 1972 | Gajendra Gurung | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Renu Leena Subba | Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Mohan Singh Rai | Communist Party of India | |
| 1991 | Nima Tsering Moktan | Independent/Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
| 1996 | Gaulan Lepcha | Gorkha National Liberation Front | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Harka Bahadur Chhetri | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | |
| 2016 | Sarita Rai | ||
| 2021 | Ruden Sada Lepcha | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binay Faction) |
In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Ruden Sada Lepcha of GJM (Binay faction) defeated his nearest rival Suva Pradhan of BJP.
In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP.
In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.
- ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 June 2014.