West Bengal · AC 22

Kalimpong

Name: Kalimpong
Address: Kalimpong, West Bengal, IN

West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Election 1971 · Kalimpong

62,192

Electors

28,377

Votes polled

45.63%

Turnout

3,422

Margin

Winner

Madan Kumar Prodhan

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Madan Kumar Prodhan Won Male	IGL	10,810	38.09%
2	Padma Lakshmi Subba Male	IND	7,388	26.04%
3	Sonam Wangdi Rhotia Male	INC	4,841	17.06%
4	Rama Shankar Prosad Male	CPM	4,718	16.63%
5	Basant Kumar Dahal Male	IND	620	2.18%

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%