Assembly constituency 22, West Bengal
Kalimpong
Bharat Kumar Chetri (BJP) won the 2026 election by 21,464 votes, taking 49.74% of the vote to Ruden Sada Lepcha (BGPM)'s 37.07%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerBJPBharat Kumar Chetri, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202649.74%runner-up 37.07%
Winning margin, 202621,46412.66% of votes cast
Elections on record4GOJAM 2, BJP 1, IND 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Kalimpong Seat 22 | Bharat Kumar Chetri BJP | 84,290 49.7% | Ruden Sada Lepcha BGPM | 62,826 37.1% | 21,464 votes 12.66% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Kalimpong Seat 22 | Ruden Sada Lepcha IND | 58,206 37.6% | Suva Pradhan BJP | 54,336 35.6% | 3,870 votes 2.50% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Kalimpong Seat 22 | Sarita Rai GOJAM | 67,693 49.1% | Harka Bahadur Chettri IND | 56,262 41.8% | 11,431 votes 8.28% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Kalimpong Seat 22 | Dr. Harka Bahadur Chettri GOJAM | 1,09,102 87.4% | Prakash Dahal GNLF | 7,427 6.0% | 1,01,675 votes 81.41% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.