Kalchini Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Bishal Lama wins by 37,843 vote margin
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 07, 2026, 08:28:38 IST
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Kalchini Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Bishal Lama wins by 37,843 vote margin

Anjan Chik Baraik (Congress), Birendra Bara (Trinamool Congress), Bishal Lama (Bharatiya Janata Party), Arjun Indwar (Mulnibasi Party of India), Passang Sherpa (Revolutionary Socialist Party), Narayan Lama (Independent), and Ranajit Rabha (Independent) — 7 candidates contesting from Kalchini 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. Kalchini is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency. In 2021, Bishal Lama of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Kalchini in 2026.
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Kalchini Election Result 2026: ST-reserved constituency: how Kalchini fits into the broader picture
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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.
Kalchini is a Scheduled Tribe (ST) reserved constituency in West Bengal. 7 candidates are contesting in 2026: Anjan Chik Baraik (Congress), Birendra Bara (Oraon) (Trinamool Congress), Bishal Lama (Bharatiya Janata Party), Arjun Indwar (Mulnibasi Party of India), Passang Sherpa (Revolutionary Socialist Party), Narayan Lama (Independent), and Ranajit Rabha (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Bishal Lama of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Kalchini. round-by-round trends from Kalchini 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.