# Kalchini Assembly constituency

Kalchini Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 11 Kalchini Assembly constituency (ST) covers Kalchini community development block and Majherdabri gram panchayat of Alipurduar II community development block.
Kalchini Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1957 | Debendranath Brahma Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Nani Bhattacharya | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1967 | Denis Lakra | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Denis Lakra | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Denis Lakra | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Denis Lakra | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Denis Lakra | Indian National Congress |
| 1982 | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1987 | Khudiram Pahan | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 1996 | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2001 | Paban Kumar Lakra | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | Manohar Tirkey | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 2009 By-election | Wilson Champamari | Independent (Supported by GJM) |
| 2011 | Wilson Champamari | Independent (Supported by GJM) |
| 2016 | Wilson Champamari | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | Bishal Lama | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Bishal Lama of BJP defeated his nearest rival Passang Lama of TMC.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bishal Lama | 103,104 | 52.65 | Winner |
| | AITC | Passang Lama | 74,528 | 38.06 | |
| | INC | Avijit Narjinary | 5,482 | 2.80 | |
| | Independent | Binay Narjinary | 2,425 | 1.24 | |
| | Independent | Rekha Lakra (Ekka) | 2,251 | 1.15 | |
| | Independent | Prakash Kujur | 1,869 | 0.95 | |
| | LJP | Chanchal Narjinary | 1,164 | 0.59 | |
| | Independent | Sukumar Minj | 910 | 0.46 | |
| | NPP | Ashok Lama | 803 | 0.41 | |
| | BMP | Hakim Mahali | 479 | 0.24 | |
| | JD(U) | Madan Kumar Uraon | 423 | 0.22 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,377 | 1.21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,95,815 | | |
| | BJP gain from AITC | BJP gain from AITC | Swing | | |

### 2016

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Wilson Chapramary of TMC defeated his nearest rival Bishal Lama of BJP.
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Wilson Champramary | 62,061 | 34.99 | Winner |
| | BJP | Bishal Lama | 60,550 | 34.14 | |
| | INC | Avijit Narjinary | 14,220 | 8.02 | |
| | RSP | John Philip Xalxo | 11,905 | 6.71 | |
| | Independent | Biswajit Minj | 7,458 | 4.21 | |
| | Independent | Atul Suba | 6,514 | 3.67 | |
| | JMM | Pankaj Tirkey | 2,551 | 1.44 | |
| | Independent | Sujit Mahali | 2,453 | 1.38 | |
| | Independent | Rakesh Kiran Indwar | 1,954 | 1.10 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Sukhan Munda | 1,148 | 0.65 | |
| | Independent | Jay Bhadra Karjee | 1,087 | 0.61 | |
| | Independent | Usha Tamang | 931 | 0.52 | |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 4,524 | 2.55 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,511 | 0.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,77,356 | 81.25 | |
| | AITC gain from GJM-supported Independent | AITC gain from GJM-supported Independent | Swing | | |

### 2011

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Wilson Chapramary (GJM supported Independent) defeated his nearest rival Binay Bhushan Kerketta of RSP.
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST) constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent/GJM supported | Wilson Champramary | 46,455 | 30.05 | Winner |
| | RSP | Binay Bhusan Kerketta | 39,210 | 25.37 | |
| | JMM | Sandip Ekka | 36,285 | 23.47 | |
| | AITC | Paban Kumar Lakra | 27,662 | 17.90 | |
| | Rashtriya Deshaj Party | Nabin Prakash Kerketta | 2,861 | 1.85 | |
| | BSP | Bagrai Marandi | 2,096 | 1.36 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,245 | 4.68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,569 | 84.68 | |
| | GJM-supported Independent hold | GJM-supported Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2009 by election

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2009 by elections caused by the election of the sitting MLA Manohar Tirkey of RSP to the Lok Sabha from Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), Wilson Champamari, Independent candidate supported by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha defeated his nearest rival Sandip Ekka of Adivasi Vikas Parishad.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections, Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Paban Kumar Lakra of Congress. Paban Kumar Lakra of Congress defeated Manohar Tirkey of RSP in 2001. Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Khudiram Pahan of Congress in 1996 and Khudiram Orao of Congress in 1991. Khudiram Pahan of Congress defeated Manohar Tirkey of RSP in 1987. Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Khudiram Pahan of Congress in 1982, and Denish Lakra of Congress in 1977.

### 1957-1972

Denis Lakra of Congress won in 1972, 1971, 1969, 1967. Nani Bhatacharya of RSP won in 1962 when it was an open seat. Debendra Nath Brahma Mandal and Anima Hoare, both of Congress, won in 1957 when it was a joint seat reserved for ST.