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

2011 GOJAM 1,09,102 87.4% vs 6.0%2016 GOJAM 67,693 49.1% vs 41.8%2021 IND 58,206 37.6% vs 35.6%2026 BJP 84,290 49.7% vs 37.1%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyKalimpong
Seat 22
Bharat Kumar Chetri
BJP
84,290
49.7%
Ruden Sada Lepcha
BGPM
62,826
37.1%
21,464 votes
12.66%
2021AssemblyKalimpong
Seat 22
Ruden Sada Lepcha
IND
58,206
37.6%
Suva Pradhan
BJP
54,336
35.6%
3,870 votes
2.50%
2016AssemblyKalimpong
Seat 22
Sarita Rai
GOJAM
67,693
49.1%
Harka Bahadur Chettri
IND
56,262
41.8%
11,431 votes
8.28%
2011AssemblyKalimpong
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.