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Gangtok Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 27°20′20″N 88°36′36″E / 27.339°N 88.610°E / 27.339; 88.610
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Gangtok
Constituency No. 27 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateSikkim
DistrictGangtok
LS constituencySikkim
Established1979
ReservationBL
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Gangtok Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim a north east state of India. Gangtok is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3][4] This constituency has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST: Bhutia, Lepcha and Sherpa) since 2009.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
1979 Lal Bahadur Basnet Sikkim Janata Parishad
1985 Balchand Sarda Independent politician
1989 Manita Pradhan Sikkim Sangram Parishad
1994 Narendra Kumar Pradhan
1999
2004 Sikkim Democratic Front
2009 Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia
2014 Pintso Chopel Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2019 Kunga Nima Lepcha
2019 by-election Yong Tshering Lepcha Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 Delay Namgyal Barfungpa Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Electoral results

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Assembly Election 2024

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2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Gangtok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Delay Namgyal Barfungpa 4,440 57.44% New
SDF Pintso Chopel Lepcha 1,748 22.61% Increase8.13
BJP Pema Wangyal Rinzing 1,230 15.91% Decrease25.66
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim Dawcho Lepcha 206 2.66% New
NOTA None of the Above 62 0.80% Decrease0.89
INC Snumit Targain 44 0.57% New
Margin of victory 2,692 34.83% Increase18.08
Turnout 7,730 65.06% Increase13.83
Registered electors 11,881 Increase0.88
SKM gain from BJP Swing Increase15.87

Assembly by-election 2019

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In the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, Kunga Nima Lepcha of SKM won in both Shyari and Gangtok constituencies, so he relinquished Gangtok seat.

In the by-election, ruling SKM didn't send their candidate to Gangtok, and supported opposition BJP. Former ruling SDF participated in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition SNPP[5] and SRP sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition INC boycotted this by-election.

As the result, Yong Tshering Lepcha of BJP defeated his nearest rival Delay Namgyal Barfungpa of SNPP. Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia of SDF fell to the 3rd position.

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly by-election: Gangtok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Yong Tshering Lepcha 2,508 41.57% Increase36.29
SNPP Delay Namgyal Barfungpa 1,498 24.83% New
SDF Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia 874 14.49% Decrease25.23
HSP Bhaichung Bhutia 579 9.60% Increase8.65
Independent Karma Yenten Chankapa 455 7.54% New
SRP Song Tshering Lepcha 119 1.97% New
NOTA None of the Above 102 1.69% Increase1.18
Margin of victory 1,010 16.74% Increase4.78
Turnout 6,033 51.23% Decrease12.53
Registered electors 11,777 Increase1.10
BJP gain from SKM Swing Decrease10.10

Assembly election 2019

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2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Kunga Nima Lepcha 3,838 51.68% Decrease9.60
SDF Pintso Chopel 2,950 39.72% Increase5.98
BJP Yong Tshering Lepcha 392 5.28% Increase2.79
Independent Delay Namgyal Barfungpa 97 1.31% New
HSP Bhaichung Bhutia 70 0.94% New
Independent Phurba Sherpa 42 0.57% New
NOTA None of the Above 38 0.51% New
Margin of victory 888 11.96% Decrease15.58
Turnout 7,427 63.76% Decrease4.42
Registered electors 11,649 Increase15.65
SKM hold Swing Decrease9.60

Assembly election 2014

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2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Pintso Chopel 4,208 61.28% New
SDF Hishey Lachungpa 2,317 33.74% Decrease27.43
BJP Norden Gyalpo Dorji 171 2.49% New
INC Tshering Gyatso Kaleon 72 1.05% Decrease32.59
NOTA None of the Above 62 0.90% New
AITC Tshering Wangchuk Lepcha 37 0.54% New
Margin of victory 1,891 27.54% Increase0.00
Turnout 6,867 68.17% Decrease2.21
Registered electors 10,073
SKM gain from SDF Swing Increase0.10

Assembly election 2009

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2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia 3,506 61.18% Decrease5.51
INC Tshering Gyatso Kaleon 1,928 33.64% Increase1.94
Independent Delay Namgyal Barfungpa 150 2.62% New
SHRP Uttam Lepcha 123 2.15% Increase1.54
Margin of victory 1,578 27.53% Decrease7.46
Turnout 5,731 70.38% Increase7.88
Registered electors 8,143
SDF hold Swing Decrease5.51

Assembly election 2004

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2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Narendra Kumar Pradhan 5,952 66.69% Increase23.17
INC Nar Bahadur Bhandari 2,829 31.70% Increase25.48
SSP Devi Pd. Dahal 90 1.01% Decrease47.88
SHRP Bhim Chettri 54 0.61% New
Margin of victory 3,123 34.99% Increase29.62
Turnout 8,925 62.50% Decrease3.74
Registered electors 14,280 Increase7.34
SDF gain from SSP Swing Increase17.80

Assembly election 1999

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1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SSP Narendra Kumar Pradhan 4,308 48.89% Increase9.33
SDF K. B. Gurung 3,835 43.52% Increase25.81
INC Anand Lama 548 6.22% Decrease23.04
CPI(M) Bhumerlall Sirohia 86 0.98% New
Margin of victory 473 5.37% Decrease4.92
Turnout 8,812 67.82% Decrease4.78
Registered electors 13,303 Increase33.56
SSP hold Swing Increase9.33

Assembly election 1994

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1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SSP Narendra Kumar Pradhan 2,798 39.55% Decrease16.85
INC Dilli Pd. Dhungel 2,070 29.26% Decrease11.93
SDF Sher Bahadur Subedi 1,253 17.71% New
Independent Balchand 617 8.72% New
Independent Penzo D. Namgyal 60 0.85% New
Independent Krishna S. Basneti 55 0.78% New
Independent Gokul Singh Cintury 52 0.74% New
BJP Kiran Chhetri 46 0.65% New
Independent Pren Prakash Goyal 42 0.59% New
Margin of victory 728 10.29% Decrease4.92
Turnout 7,074 72.54% Increase4.55
Registered electors 9,960 Increase9.34
SSP hold Swing Decrease16.85

Assembly election 1989

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1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SSP Manita Pradhan 3,415 56.40% Increase18.84
INC Dilli Prasad Dhungel 2,494 41.19% Increase31.12
RIS Lal Bahadur Basnet 129 2.13% New
Margin of victory 921 15.21% Increase9.60
Turnout 6,055 68.31% Increase16.52
Registered electors 9,109 Decrease2.27
SSP gain from Independent Swing

Assembly election 1985

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1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Balchand Sarda 2,010 43.17% New
SSP Dil Kumari Bhandari 1,749 37.56% New
INC M.K.Chetri 469 10.07% New
Independent Sonam Gyatso Trateng 208 4.47% New
Independent Passang Obed Pazo 72 1.55% New
Independent James Basnet 39 0.84% New
Independent Kiran Chetri 38 0.82% New
SPC Kalawati Subba 27 0.58% Decrease5.89
JP Chyangha Tamang 25 0.54% Decrease26.21
Margin of victory 261 5.61% Decrease6.54
Turnout 4,656 50.71% Decrease5.55
Registered electors 9,321 Increase17.87
Independent gain from SJP Swing Increase4.28

Assembly election 1979

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1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Gangtok[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SJP Lal Bahadur Basnet 1,707 38.89% New
JP Dorjee Dadul 1,174 26.75% New
Independent D. P. Bhawanipuri 420 9.57% New
Independent Kharka Bahadur Chhetri 321 7.31% New
SPC Kaiser Bahadur Thapa 284 6.47% New
Independent Ganesan 107 2.44% New
SC (R) Jagat Bandhu Pradhan 89 2.03% New
Independent Ram Chandra Verma 77 1.75% New
Independent Bimal Kumar Rasaily 59 1.34% New
Independent K. B. Pradhan 46 1.05% New
Independent Gauri Shanker Bansal 24 0.55% New
Margin of victory 533 12.14%
Turnout 4,389 56.74%
Registered electors 7,908
SJP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Gangtok Assembly constituency
  2. ^ Election Commission of India
  3. ^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
  5. ^ SNPP was established on 10 October, 2008, but its registration had not been passed by ECI till 25 September, 2019.
  6. ^ "Sikkim Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Zee News. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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