About Kalchini Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Kalchini is a legislative assembly segment in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal and a part of the Alipurduars (ST) Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of the state. Independent candidate Wilson Champramary won the seat with 46,455 votes in the 2011 assembly elections and defeated RSP's Binay Bhusan Kerketta by a margin of 7,245 votes. The Delimitation Commission of India recommended in 2008 that the Kalchini assembly segment would comprise Kalchini community development block and Majherdabri gram panchayat of Alipurduar-II community development block.
A total of 2,05,535 people of the Kalchini legislative assembly constituency are eligible voters as enlisted by the Election Commission of India in 2014. Amongst all the voters of the constituency, 1,09,773 are men and 95,762 are women. The constituency is reserved for the candidates coming from Scheduled Tribes (STs).
Sitting and previous MLAs from Kalchini Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Kalchini assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Vote |
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| 2011 | 11 | Kalchini | (ST) | Wilson Champramary | M | IND | 46455 | Binay Bhusan Kerketta | M | RSP | 39210 |
| 2009 | By Polls | Kalchini | (ST) | Wilson Cham. | M | IND | 36091 | Sandip Ekka | M | IND | 30056 |
| 2006 | 11 | Kalchini | (ST) | Manohar Tirkey | M | RSP | 52748 | Paban Kumar Lakra | M | INC | 47759 |
| 2001 | 11 | Kalchini | (ST) | Paban Kumar Lakra | M | INC | 43749 | Mahonar Tirkey | M | RSP | 38815 |
| 1996 | 11 | Kalchini | (ST) | Monohar Tirkey | M | RSP | 48141 | Khudiram Pahan | M | INC | 45287 |
| 1991 | 11 | Kalchini | (ST) | Monohar Tirkey | M | RSP | 39447 | Khudiram Orao | M | INC | 36594 |
| 1987 | 11 | Kalchini | (ST) | Khudiram Pahan | M | INC | 33668 | Manohar Tirkey | M | RSP | 31058 |
| 1982 | 11 | Kalchini | (ST) | Manohar Tirkey | M | RSP | 32600 | Khudiram Pahan | M | INC | 26216 |
| 1977 | 11 | Kalchini | (ST) | Manohar Tirkey | M | RSP | 21119 | Denish Lakra | M | INC | 7753 |
| 1972 | 10 | Kalchini | (ST) | Denis Lakra | M | INC | 15447 | John Arther Baxla Uraon | M | RSP | 11353 |
| 1971 | 10 | Kalchini | (ST) | Denis Lakra | M | INC | 10681 | John Arther Baxia Uraon | M | PSP | 8743 |
| 1969 | 10 | Kalchini | (ST) | Denis Lakra | M | INC | 17148 | John Arthur Bukhla Urao | M | RSP | 9671 |
| 1967 | 10 | Kalchini | (ST) | D.Lakra | M | INC | 14025 | J.A.B.Uraon | M | IND | 10749 |
| 1962 | 9 | Kalchini | GEN | Nani Bhattacharjee | M | RSP | 17415 | Anima Hoare | M | INC | 15422 |
| 1957 | 9 | Kalchini | (ST) | Debendra Nath Brahma Mandal (St) | M | INC | 29625 | Anima Hoare | F | INC | 24664 |
Last Updated on June 04, 2020