Kalchini Assembly constituency

Kalchini
Constituency No. 11 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kalchini Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
LS constituencyAlipurduars
Established1957
Total electors247,425
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2021

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.[1]

Kalchini Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

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
1971
1972
1977
1982 Manohar Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party
1987 Khudiram Pahan Indian National Congress
1991 Manohar Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party
1996
2001 Paban Kumar Lakra Indian National Congress
2006 Manohar Tirkey Revolutionary Socialist Party
2009 By-election Wilson Champamari Independent (Supported by GJM)
2011
2016 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 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 1,95,815
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 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 1,511 0.85
Turnout 1,77,356 81.25
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 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 7,245 4.68
Turnout 1,54,569 84.68
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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
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