West Bengal · AC 22

Kalimpong

Name: Kalimpong
Address: Kalimpong, West Bengal, IN

West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Kalimpong

139,358

Electors

91,347

Votes polled

65.55%

Turnout

33,241

Margin

Winner

Gaulan Lepcha

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Gaulan Lepcha Won Male	GNLF	50,362	55.13%
2	Norden Lama Male	ABGL	17,121	18.74%
3	N.T. Moktan Male	IND	9,683	10.60%
4	Mohan Singh Rai Male	CPI	8,242	9.02%
5	Puran Lohar Male	BJP	2,114	2.31%
6	Suren Khati Male	IND	1,497	1.64%
7	Leslie John Chater Male	IND	905	0.99%
8	Benoy Khati Male	IND	512	0.56%
9	Ashok Rai Male	IND	386	0.42%
10	Garjaman Singh Cintury Male	IND	314	0.34%
11	Pasang Sada Male	IND	211	0.23%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2026	Bharat Kumar Chetri Male BJP	49.74%	Ruden Sada Lepcha Male BGPM	37.07%
2021	Ruden Sada Lepcha Male IND	37.59%	Suva Pradhan Male BJP	35.09%
2016	Sarita Rai Female GOJAM	49.06%	Harka Bahadur Chettri Male IND	40.77%
2011	Dr. Harka Bahadur Male GOJAM	87.36%	Chettri Prakash Dahal Male GNLF	5.95%
2006	Gaulan Lepcha Male GNLF	—	Norden Lama Male IND	—
2001	Goulan Lepcha Male GNLF	57.67%	Norden Lama Male IND	29.93%
1996	Gaulan Lepcha Male GNLF	55.13%	Norden Lama Male ABGL	18.74%
1991	Nima Tshering Moktan Male IND	59.38%	Mohan Singh Rai (dukhun) Male CPI	20.16%
1987	Mohansing Rai Male CPI	91.63%	Tashi Tshering Lepcha Male INC	7.32%
1982	Renu Leena Subba Female IND	53.13%	Badrinayaran Pradhan Male IND	20.90%
1977	Subha Renuleena Female IND	42.68%	Gurung Gajendra Male INC	27.61%
1971	Madan Kumar Prodhan Male IGL	38.09%	Padma Lakshmi Subba Male IND	26.04%
1969	P . L . Subba Male IGL	55.13%	K . B . Gurung Male INC	39.76%