Kalchini (ST) Assembly Constituency

This article is about the assembly constituency in West Bengal. For 2. its namesake neighbourhood, see Kalchini, Alipurduar. For 3.its namesake community development block, see Kalchini.

Kalchini (ST)
Constituency No. 11 for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Interactive Map Outlining Kalchini (ST) Assembly Constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	West Bengal
District	Alipurduar
Lok Sabha constituency	Alipurduars (ST)
Established	1957
Total electors	222,332
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Bishal Lama
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2026

Most Successful parties from Kalchini (ST) assembly

1. Indian National Congress (8 times) (47.1%)
2. Revolutionary Socialist Party (4 times) (23.5%)
3. Independent (2 times) (11.8%)
4. Bharatiya Janata Party (2 time) (11.8%)
5. All India Trinamool Congress (1 time) (5.88%)

Kalchini (ST) 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.

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
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^	Wilson Champramary		Independent politician
2011
2016			All India Trinamool Congress
2021	Bishal Lama		Bharatiya Janata Party
2026

^ by-election

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2026			56.64%
2021			52.65%
2016			34.99%
2011			30.05%
2009 (by-poll)			29.81%
2006			45.94%
2001			44.11%
1996			46.20%
1991			48.92%
1987			49.43%
1982			55.43%
1977			57.53%
1972			51.48%
1971			38.76%
1969			63.18%
1967			51.09%
1962			43.35%
1957 (Seat-2)			28.30%
1957 (Seat-1)			23.56%

2026

2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishal Lama	114,759	56.64	3.99
	AITC	Birendra Bara (Oraon)	76,916	37.96	0.10
	INC	Anjan Chik Baraik	3,186	1.57	1.23
	RSP	Passang Sherpa	2,405	1.19
	IND	Ranajit Rabha	1,227	0.61
	MPOI	Arjun Indwar	1,227	0.61
	IND	Narayan Lama	1,092	0.54
	NOTA	Nota	1,795	0.89	0.32
Majority			37,843	18.68	4.09
Turnout			202,607	91.13	11.99
	BJP hold		Swing	2.04

2021

2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bishal Lama	103,104	52.65	18.51
	AITC	Passang Lama	74,528	38.06	3.07
	INC	Avijit Narjinary	5,482	2.80	5.22
	IND	Binay Narjinary	2,425	1.24
	NOTA	None of the above	2,377	1.21	1.34
	IND	Rekha Lakra (Ekka)	2,251	1.15
	IND	Prakash Kujur	1,869	0.95
	LJP	Chanchal Narjinary	1,164	0.59
	IND	Sukumar Minj	910	0.46
	NPP	Ashok Lama	803	0.41
	BMUP	Hakim Mahali	479	0.24
	JD(U)	Madan Kumar Uraon	423	0.22
Majority			28,576	14.59	13.74
Turnout			195,815	79.14	2.11
	BJP gain from AITC		Swing

2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AITC	Wilson Champramary	62,061	34.99	17.09
	BJP	Bishal Lama	60,550	34.14
	INC	Avijit Narjinary	14,220	8.02
	RSP	John Philip Xalxo	11,905	6.71	18.66
	IND	Biswajit Minj	7,458	4.21
	IND	Atul Suba	6,514	3.67
	NOTA	None of the above	4,524	2.55
	JMM	Pankaj Tirkey	2,551	1.44	22.03
	IND	Sujit Mahali	2,453	1.38
	IND	Rakesh Kiran Indwar	1,954	1.10
	SUCI(C)	Sukhan Munda	1,148	0.65
	IND	Jay Bhadra Karjee	1,087	0.61
	IND	Usha Tamang	931	0.52
Majority			1,511	0.85	3.83
Turnout			177,356	81.25	3.43
	AITC gain from Independent		Swing

2011

2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IND	Wilson Champramary	46,455	30.05	0.24
	RSP	Binay Bhusan Kerketta	39,210	25.37	2.38
	JMM	Sandip Ekka	36,285	23.47
	AITC	Paban Kumar Lakra	27,662	17.90
	RADP	Nabin Prakash Kerketta	2,861	1.85
	BSP	Bagrai Marandi	2,096	1.36
Majority			7,245	4.68	0.31
Turnout			154,569	84.68
	Independent hold		Swing

2009 by-election

2009 West Bengal Legislative Assembly by-election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IND	Wilson Champramary	36,091	29.81
	IND	Sandip Ekka	30,056	24.82
	RSP	K. Binay Bhusan	27,832	22.99	22.95
	INC	Bishaun Munda	23,255	19.21	22.48
	BJP	Kamal Kujur	3,845	3.18
Majority			6,035	4.99	0.74
Turnout			121,079
	Independent gain from RSP		Swing

2006

2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RSP	Manohar Tirkey	52,575	45.94	6.80
	INC	Paban Kumar Lakra	47,712	41.69	2.42
	AITC	Ganesh Mahali	5,253	4.59
	IND	Parmeshwar Toppo	3,684	3.22
	IND	Isidore Ekka	2,720	2.38
	IND	Tetari Urao	2,278	1.99
Majority			4,863	4.25	0.72
Turnout			114,446
	RSP hold		Swing

2001

2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Paban Kumar Lakra	43,749	44.11	0.65
	RSP	Manohar Tirkey	38,815	39.14	7.06
	BJP	Madan Kumar Lama	12,693	12.80	9.02
	IND	Tetari Oraon	3,922	3.95
Majority			4,934	4.97	2.23
Turnout			99,231	68.79	11.10
	INC gain from RSP		Swing

1996

1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RSP	Manohar Tirkey	48,141	46.20	2.72
	INC	Khudiram Pahan	45,287	43.46	1.92
	BJP	Rabindra Kumar Brahma	3,935	3.78	0.87
	IND	Tetari Oraon	3,570	3.43
	IND	Bandhain Oraon	2,129	2.04
	IND	Emmanuel Melmon Kujur	787	0.76
	IND	Lalmon Lama	355	0.34
Majority			2,854	2.74	0.80
Turnout			109,950	79.89	11.27
	RSP hold		Swing

1991

1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RSP	Manohar Tirkey	39,447	48.92	3.32
	INC	Khudiram Orao	36,594	45.38	4.05
	BJP	Kinoo Orao	3,750	4.65
	AMB	Bandhan Orao	547	0.68
	IND	Rameswar Toppo	302	0.37
Majority			2,853	3.54	0.29
Turnout			84,077	68.62	2.05
	RSP gain from INC		Swing

1987

1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Khudiram Pahan	33,668	49.43	4.86
	RSP	Manohar Tirkey	31,058	45.60	9.83
	IND	Buluram Pradhan	3,389	4.98
Majority			2,610	3.83	7.03
Turnout			71,454	66.57	8.51
	INC gain from RSP		Swing

1982

1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RSP	Manohar Tirkey	32,600	55.43	2.10
	INC	Khudiram Pahan	26,216	44.57	23.45
Majority			6,384	10.86	25.55
Turnout			63,051	75.08	19.33
	RSP hold		Swing

1977

1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RSP	Manohar Tirkey	21,119	57.53	19.69
	INC	Denish Lakra	7,753	21.12	30.36
	IND	Khudiram Pahan	5,463	14.88
	JP	Philip Minj	2,372	6.46
Majority			13,366	36.41	22.77
Turnout			38,400	55.75	8.73
	RSP gain from INC		Swing

1972

1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Denis Lakra	15,447	51.48	12.72
	RSP	John Arther Baxla Uraon	11,353	37.84	19.13
	IND	Philip Minj	3,203	10.68
Majority			4,094	13.64	6.61
Turnout			31,798	64.48	1.98
	INC hold		Swing

1971

1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Denis Lakra	10,681	38.76	24.42
	PSP	John Arther Baxia Uraon	8,743	31.73
	RSP	Minj Philar	5,156	18.71	16.92
	AIFB	Emanuonmelmon Kujur	2,239	8.13
	INC(O)	Rabindra Kumar Brahma	370	1.34
	IND	Rabindra Nath Champramary	366	1.33
Majority			1,938	7.03	20.52
Turnout			29,831	62.50	0.01
	INC hold		Swing

1969

1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Denis Lakra	17,148	63.18	12.09
	RSP	John Arthur Bukhla Urao	9,671	35.63
	NDF	Rampael Toppo	322	1.19
Majority			7,477	27.55	15.62
Turnout			28,952	62.49	2.18
	INC hold		Swing

1967

1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	D. Lakra	14,025	51.09	12.70
	IND	J. A. B. Uraon	10,749	39.16
	IND	K. Bhagat	2,354	8.57
	IND	H. N. Brama	324	1.18
Majority			3,276	11.93	6.97
Turnout			29,476	64.67	12.49
	INC gain from RSP		Swing

1962

1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RSP	Nani Bhattacharya	17,415	43.35
	INC	Anima Hoare	15,422	38.39
	IND	Nilkanta Mukherjee	2,942	7.32
	PSP	Mahendra Chandra Mech	1,991	4.96
	IND	Raphal Toppo	1,407	3.50
	IND	Hari Kanta Sarkar	994	2.47
Majority			1,993	4.96
Turnout			43,530	52.18
	RSP gain from INC		Swing

1957

1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST) - 2 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Debendra Nath Brahma Mandal	29,625	28.30
	INC	Anima Hoare	24,664	23.56
	IND	A. H. Besterwitch	18,041	17.23
	PSP	Mangal Bhagat	14,459	13.81
	IND	Stephen Kujur	12,738	12.17
	IND	Amil Kumar Ghose	5,159	4.93
Majority			4,961	4.74
Turnout			104,686	89.07
	INC win (new seat)