Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Alipurduar district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

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
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalchini
Location in West Bengal
Kalchini
Kalchini (India)
Coordinates: 26°41′34″N 89°28′18″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictAlipurduar
Constituency No11
TypeReserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency2 Alipurduars (ST)
Electorate (year)182,397

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 11 Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) covers Kalchini community development block and Majherdabri gram panchayat of Alipurduar II community development block.[1]

Kalchini (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 2 Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency) (ST).[1]

Members of Legislative Assembly
Election
Year		ConstituencyName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation
1957KalchiniDebendranath Brahma MandalIndian National Congress[2]
Anima HoareIndian National Congress[2]
1962Nani BhattacharyaRevolutionary Socialist Party[3]
1967Denis LakraIndian National Congress[4]
1969Denis LakraIndian National Congress[5]
1971Denis LakraIndian National Congress[6]
1972Denis LakraIndian National Congress[7]
1977Denis LakraIndian National Congress[8]
1982Manohar TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[9]
1987Khudiram PahanIndian National Congress[10]
1991Manohar TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[11]
1996Manohar TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[12]
2001Paban Kumar LakraIndian National Congress[13]
2006Manohar TirkeyRevolutionary Socialist Party[14]
2009 Bye-electionWilson ChampamariGJM-supported Independent[15]
2011Wilson ChampamariGJM-supported Independent[16]

2016 Election

In the 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, Wilson Chapramary of TMC defeated his nearest rival Bishal Lama of BJP.

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Kalchini (ST) constituency
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AITC Wilson Champramary 62,061 34.99% Winner
BJP Bishal Lama 60,550 34.14%
INC Avijit Narjinary 14,220 8.01%
RSP John Philip Xalxo 11,905 6.76%
Independent Biswajit Minj 7,458
Independent Atul Suba 6,514
JMM Pankaj Tirkey 2,551
Independent Sujit Mahali 2,453
Independent Rakesh Kiran Indwar 1,954
SUCI(C) Sukhan Munda 1,148
Independent Jay Bhadra Karjee 1,087
Independent Usha Tamang 931
NOTA None of the Above 4,524
Turnout 177,356

Election results

2011

In the 2011 election, Wilson Chapramary (GJM supported Independent)[17] defeated his nearest rival Binay Bhushan Kerketta of RSP.

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Kalchini (ST) constituency[16][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent/GJM supported Wilson Champramary 46,455 30.0
RSP Binay Bhusan Kerketta 39,210 25.37
JMM Sandip Ekka 36,285 23.47
AITC Paban Kumar Lakra 27,662 17.9
Rashtriya Deshaj Party Nabin Prakash Kerketta 2,861
BSP Bagrai Marandi 2,096
Turnout 154,569 84.74
GJM-supported Independent hold Swing
 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, 2011
Jalpaiguri district summary
Party Seats won Seat change
Trinamool Congress 3 2
Congress 3 2
GJM-backed Independent 1 0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 3 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 3

2009 by election

Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. In the 2009 by elections caused by the election of the sitting MLA Manohar Tirkey of RSP to the Lok Sabha from Alipurduars (Lok Sabha constituency), Wilson Champamari, Independent candidate supported by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha defeated his nearest rival Sandip Ekka of Adivasi Vikas Parishad.[15]

1977-2006

In the 2006 state assembly elections,[14] Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Paban Kumar Lakra of Congress. Paban Kumar Lakra of Congress defeated Manohar Tirkey of RSP in 2001.[13] Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Khudiram Pahan of Congress in 1996[12] and Khudiram Orao of Congress in 1991.[11] Khudiram Pahan of Congress defeated Manohar Tirkey of RSP in 1987.[10] Manohar Tirkey of RSP defeated Khudiram Pahan of Congress in 1982,[9] and Denish Lakra of Congress in 1977.[8][19]

1957-1972

Denis Lakra of Congress won in 1972,[7] 1971,[6] 1969,[5] 1967.[4] Nani Bhatacharya of RSP won in 1962[3] when it was an open seat. Debendra Nath Brahma Mandal and Anima Hoare, both of Congress, won in 1957[2] when it was a joint seat reserved for ST.

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References
  1. "Delimitation Commission Order No. 18" (PDF). West Bengal. Election Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. "General Elections, India, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. "General Elections, India, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. "General Elections, India, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. "General Elections, India, 1969, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  6. "General Elections, India, 1971, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. "General Elections, India, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. "General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. "General Elections, India, 1982, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  10. "General Elections, India, 1987, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  11. "General Elections, India, 1991, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  12. "General Elections, India, 1996, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  13. "General Elections, India, 2001, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  14. "General Elections, India, 2006, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  15. "Tribals tell Cong: Autonomy for poll prop". The Telegraph, 10 March 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  16. "General Elections, India, 2011, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal" (PDF). Constituency-wise Data. Election Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  17. "GJM to focus on demand for separate state in Bengal Assembly poll". Indian Express, 25 March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  18. "West Bengal Assembly Election 2011". Kalchini. Empowering India. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  19. "11 - Kalchini (ST) Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
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