Kalimpong Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP's Bharat Kumar Chetri wins the seat
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 04, 2026, 19:11:54 IST
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Kalimpong Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP's Bharat Kumar Chetri wins the seat

Bharat Kumar Chetri (Bharatiya Janata Party), Rita Thapa (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Santa Kumar Pradhan (Congress), Ruden Sada Lepcha (Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha), Sisir Kumar Sharma (Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League), Aldrin Lepcha (Independent), and Bhernone Britto Lepcha (Independent) — 7 candidates contesting from Kalimpong in West Bengal's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Kalimpong is a General constituency. In 2021, Ruden Sada Lepcha of the Independent won the seat. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Kalimpong in 2026.
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Kalimpong Assembly Election Results 2026: Bharat Kumar Chetri's BJP tally being counted in Kalimpong
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Kalimpong Election Result: Ruden Sada Lepcha leads for BGPM with narrow margin
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09:35 (IST) May 04
Kalimpong Election Results 2026: Who is contesting Kalimpong — the candidate list
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Kalimpong Election Results 2026: Ruden Sada Lepcha holds narrow lead for BGPM
In the Kalimpong constituency of West Bengal, sitting MLA Ruden Sada Lepcha of the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha is currently leading the count with 6,384 votes. BJP's Bharat Kumar Chetri is trailing close behind with 5,927 votes, leaving a margin of just 457 votes between the two. Lepcha, who holds the seat as an incumbent, is looking to retain Kalimpong as counting continues.
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Kalimpong Election Result 2026: Counting day focus: Ruden Sada Lepcha of Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha
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Kalimpong Election Results 2026: The party that finished second in 2021 — watching Kalimpong
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Kalimpong Election Result: No star candidate in the Kalimpong race
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Kalimpong Election Results 2026: Congress candidate Santa Kumar Pradhan leads early count
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Kalimpong Election Results: How Bharatiya Janata Party is positioned in Kalimpong
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08:35 (IST) May 04
Kalimpong Election Results: Awaiting the count: Kalimpong's 2026 result in the making
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Kalimpong Election Results: Kalimpong's contribution to West Bengal's counting day story
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Kalimpong Election Results: What 2026 will add to Kalimpong's electoral story
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Kalimpong Assembly Election Results 2026: West Bengal's 294-seat Assembly race and Kalimpong's piece of it
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Kalimpong Election Results: What the numbers will tell when counting concludes
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Kalimpong Election Result 2026: What Kalimpong's General status means for May 4 count
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Kalimpong is a General constituency in West Bengal. 7 candidates are contesting in 2026: Bharat Kumar Chetri (Bharatiya Janata Party), Rita Thapa (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), Santa Kumar Pradhan (Congress), Ruden Sada Lepcha (Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha), Sisir Kumar Sharma (Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League), Aldrin Lepcha (Independent), and Bhernone Britto Lepcha (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Ruden Sada Lepcha of the Independent won Kalimpong. round-by-round trends from Kalimpong will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to West Bengal's state-wide tally across its 294 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.