Kalchini

Demographic profile

There were a total of 232995 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Kalchini Assembly constituency, of whom 115135 were male, 117858 female and 2 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 246570 registered voters, of whom 121817 were male, 124746 female and 7 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 218280 registered voters, of whom 110052 were male, 108224 were female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 182769 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 93346 were male, 89193 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 855 in 2021, 585 in 2016, and 375 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1024, in 2021 it was 1024, 983 in 2016, and 956 in 2011.

Poll dates

Kalchini Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Saturday, April 10, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Sunday, April 17, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Monday, April 14, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Kalchini Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Alipurduar district in the North Bengal region of West Bengal: 1. CDB Kalchini, 2. Majherdabri GP of CDB Alipurduar-II

This constituency covers an approximate area of 893 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kalchini is: 26°41'20.4"N 89°29'12.1"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 78.69%, while it was 81.45% in 2016, and 84.74% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Bishal Lama of BJP won in this constituency beating Passang Lama of TMC by a margin of 28576 votes which was 14.77% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Wilson Champramary of TMC was the winner in this seat beating Bishal Lama of BJP by a margin of 1511 votes which was 0.85% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Wilson Champramary of IND won this seat defeating Binay Bhusan Kerketta of RSP by a margin of 7245 votes which was 4.69% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Bishal Lama of BJP had a vote share of 53.3% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Wilson Champramary of TMC got a vote share of 34.99% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Wilson Champramary of IND got a vote share of 30.05% in Kalchini.