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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2026
Kalimpong
Winner — 2026
BHARAT KUMAR CHETRI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.5%BGPM 36.9%6 others 13.6%
Votes
84,290
49.7% share
Winning margin
21,464
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
83.6%
of 2,03,506
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHARAT KUMAR CHETRI | BJP (NDA) | 84,290 | 49.7% |
| 2 | RUDEN SADA LEPCHA | BGPM | 62,826 | 37.1% |
| 3 | BHERNONE BRITTO LEPCHA | IND | 14,231 | 8.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,060 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SISIR KUMAR SHARMA | ABGL | 1,961 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SANTA KUMAR PRADHAN | 1,809 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | ALDRIN LEPCHA | IND | 1,389 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RITA THAPA | 911 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (293rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.9% · min 0.9% · max 84.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
293rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
28th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.7%BGPM 37.1%IND 8.4%OTH 3.6%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.20 Cr
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
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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.