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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1982

Kalimpong

Winner — 1982

RENU LEENA SUBBA
IND
IND 53.1%IND 20.9%3 others 26.0%
Votes
15,154
53.1% share
Winning margin
9,194
32.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
32.3%
of 88,272

Kalimpong is a safe seat — RENU LEENA SUBBA won by 32.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RENU LEENA SUBBA
IND
15,15453.1%
2
BADRINAYARAN PRADHAN
IND
5,96020.9%
3
MOHAN SINGH RAI
Left Front
5,34418.7%
4
TASHI TSHERING LEPCHA
IND
1,5875.6%
5
RAN BAHADUR KHATIWARA
IND
4781.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (293rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.9% · min 0.9% · max 84.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
293rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
28th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 53.1%IND 20.9%CPI 18.7%IND 5.6%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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