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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2026Reserved (ST)
Kalchini
Winner — 2026
BISHAL LAMA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.5%AITC 37.9%6 others 5.6%
Votes
1,14,759
56.6% share
Winning margin
37,843
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
91.3%
of 2,22,332
Kalchini is a safe seat — BISHAL LAMA won by 18.7%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISHAL LAMA | BJP (NDA) | 1,14,759 | 56.6% |
| 2 | BIRENDRA BARA (ORAON) |  AITC | 76,916 | 38.0% |
| 3 | ANJAN CHIK BARAIK | 3,186 | 1.6% | |
| 4 | PASSANG SHERPA | 2,405 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,795 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ARJUN INDWAR | MPOI | 1,227 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RANAJIT RABHA | IND | 1,227 | 0.6% |
| 8 | NARAYAN LAMA | IND | 1,092 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (244th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.8% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
244th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
255th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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91st of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.6%AITC 38.0%OTH 4.5%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.39 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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