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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1996

Kalimpong

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Winner — 1996

GAULAN LEPCHA
GNLF
GNLF 55.1%ABGL 18.7%9 others 26.1%
Votes
50,362
55.1% share
Winning margin
33,241
36.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,39,358

Kalimpong is a safe seat — GAULAN LEPCHA won by 36.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAULAN LEPCHA
GNLF
50,36255.1%
2
NORDEN LAMA
ABGL
17,12118.7%
3
N.T. MOKTAN
IND
9,68310.6%
4
MOHAN SINGH RAI
CPI
Left Front
8,2429.0%
5
PURAN LOHAR
BJP
BJP
2,1142.3%
6
SUREN KHATI
IND
1,4971.6%
7
LESLIE JOHN CHATER
IND
9051.0%
8
BENOY KHATI
IND
5120.6%
9
ASHOK RAI
IND
3860.4%
10
GARJAMAN SINGH CINTURY
IND
3140.3%
11
PASANG SADA
IND
2110.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (293rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
36.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.9% · min 0.9% · max 84.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
293rd of 294

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 294

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
28th of 294

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GNLF 55.1%ABGL 18.7%IND 10.6%CPI 9.0%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,46,823
Density
586 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,149 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population21.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
74%HINDU
Hindu 74.0%Buddhist 11.3%Christian 7.7%Muslim 5.7%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.1%
Electricity77.7%
Sanitation65.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated94.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.3%
Children underweight (under 5)31.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.2%
Women literate77.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.2%
Clean cooking fuel68.8%
Health insurance26.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Darjeeling Honey🏷️Darjeeling TeaGI🏺Large Cardamom🏺Orange🏺Orchid & Flowers

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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