# Kalimpong Assembly constituency

Kalimpong Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

## Overview

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.
Kalimpong Assembly constituency is part of No. 4 Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 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 | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
| 1972 | Gajendra Gurung | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Renu Leena Subba | Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
| 1982 | Renu Leena Subba | Independent/Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League |
| 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 | Gaulan Lepcha | Gorkha National Liberation Front |
| 2006 | Gaulan Lepcha | Gorkha National Liberation Front |
| 2011 | Harka Bahadur Chhetri | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
| 2016 | Sarita Rai | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha |
| 2021 | Ruden Sada Lepcha | Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha |

## Election results
### 2021 Election

In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Ruden Sada Lepcha of GJM (Binay faction) defeated his nearest rival Suva Pradhan of BJP.
2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | Ruden Sada Lepcha | 58,206 | 37.59 |
| | BJP | Suva Pradhan | 54,336 | 35.09 |
| | NPP | Penjo Gompu Bhutia | 1,805 | 1.17 |
| | Independent | Songden Lepcha | 1,720 | 1.11 |
| | INC | Dilip Pradhan | 1,715 | 1.11 |
| | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | Ujjwal Rai | 1,562 | 1.01 |
| | Independent | Bhupendra Lepcha | 1,503 | 0.97 |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,160 | 1.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,870 | 2.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,863 | |
| | GJM (Binay faction) gain from GJM | GJM (Binay faction) gain from GJM | | |

### 2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Sarita Rai of GJM defeated her nearest rival Harka Bahadur Chhetri of JAP.
2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | GJM | Sarita Rai | 67,693 | 49.05 |
| | JAP | Harka Bahadur Chhetri | 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 |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 3,364 | 2.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,431 | 8.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,37,985 | 71.22 |
| | GJM hold | GJM hold | Swing | |

### 2011 Election

In the 2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Harka Bahadur Chhetri of GJM defeated his nearest rival Prakash Dahal of GNLF.
2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalimpong constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | GJM | Harka Bahadur Chettri | 109,102 | 87.36 |
| | 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 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,01,675 | 81.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,24,885 | 75.06 |
| | GJM gain from GNLF | GJM gain from GNLF | Swing | |