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{{Short description|Indian political election in Sikkim}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{For|Vidhan Sabha elections|2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Infobox election
| country = India
| type = Parliamentary
| previous_election = 2019 Indian general election in Sikkim
| previous_year = 2019
| election_date = 19 April 2024
| next_year = 2029
| seats_for_election = Sole seat from Sikkim in the [[Lok Sabha]]
| ongoing = no
| next_election = 2029 Indian general election in Sikkim
| outgoing_members = List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Sikkim
| elected_members = List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha#Sikkim
| opinion_polls = 2024 Indian general election in Sikkim#Opinion polls
| turnout = 79.88% ({{decrease}}1.5%)
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Symbol SKM.png|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| leader1 = [[Indra Hang Subba]]
| party1 = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
| leader_since1 = 2019
| leaders_seat1 = [[Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency|Sikkim]]
| last_election1 = 47.23%, 1 seat
| alliance1 = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
| leader2 = Bharat Basnett
| party2 = [[Citizen Action Party – Sikkim|CAP-S]]
| alliance2 =
| leader_since2 = 2024
| leaders_seat2 = [[Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency|Sikkim]]
| last_election2 = ''new''
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}
| leader3 = [[Prem Das Rai]]
| party3 = Sikkim Democratic Front
| alliance3 =
| leader_since3 = 2014
| leaders_seat3 = [[Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency|Sikkim]]
| last_election3 = 43.71%, 0 seat
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
| seats1 = '''1'''
| seats2 = 0
| seats3 = 0
| percentage1 = '''42.71%'''
| percentage2 = 21.71%
| percentage3 = 20.05%
| popular_vote1 = '''164,396'''
| popular_vote2 = 83,566
| popular_vote3 = 77,171
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| seat_change3 = {{steady}}
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 4.52%
| swing2 = ''New''
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 23.66%
| map_image = 2024 Lok Sabha Sikkim Result Map.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = Result Map of the 2024 general election in Sikkim
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] after election
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| before_election = [[Narendra Modi]]
| after_election = [[Narendra Modi]]
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Indian_Election_Symbol_Nagrik.png|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}} 
}}

The [[2024 Indian general election]] was held in Sikkim on 19 April 2024 to elect 1 member of the [[18th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=2024 Lok Sabha polls: BJP leaders of 12 eastern, northeastern states to meet in Guwahati|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/2024-lok-sabha-polls-bjp-leaders-of-12-eastern-northeastern-states-to-meet-in-guwahati/articleshow/101533624.cms|website=Economic Times|language=en|date=6 July 2023}}</ref> [[2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|Legislative assembly]] was held simultaneously with the general election.

== Election schedule ==
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;margin:auto;font-size:90%;
! rowspan="2" |Poll event
!Phase
|-
| bgcolor="#FFFACD" |I
|-
!Notification date
|20 March
|-
!Last date for filing nomination
|27 March
|-
!Scrutiny of nomination
|28 March
|-
!Last Date for withdrawal of nomination
|30 March
|-
!Date of poll
|'''19 April'''
|-
!Date of counting of votes/Result
|'''4 June 2024'''
|-
!'''''No. of constituencies'''''
|1
|}

== Parties and alliances ==

=== Sikkim Krantikari Morcha ===

{{legend2|{{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha }}|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]}}
{|class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|[[File:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Symbol SKM.png|50px]]
|[[Indra Hang Subba]]
|1
|-
|}

=== Sikkim Democratic Front ===

{{legend2|{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]}}
{|class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|[[File:Sikkim-Democratic-Front-flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png|50px]]
|[[Prem Das Rai]]
|1
|-
|}

=== Bharatiya Janata Party ===

{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]}}
{|class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50px]]
|Dinesh Chandra Nepal
|1
|-
|}

=== Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance ===

{{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]]}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
|Gopal Chettri
|1
|-
|}

=== Others ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Symbol
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Sikkim Republican Party}}
|[[Sikkim Republican Party]]
|
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Other}}
|[[Citizen Action Party – Sikkim]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Nagrik.png|50px]]
|1
|-
|}

== Candidates ==

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px"
|-
!colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Constituency
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha }}|
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}|
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|
|colspan="3" bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}|
|-
!colspan="3"|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]]
!colspan="3"|[[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]]
!colspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party |BJP]]
!colspan="3"|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|-
!1.
|[[Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency|Sikkim]]
|{{party color cell|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]]
|[[Indra Hang Subba]]
|{{party color cell|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|[[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]]
|[[Prem Das Rai]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|Dinesh Chandra Nepal
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|Gopal Chettri
|-
|}

== Surveys and polls ==

=== Opinion polls ===
{{#section-h:Opinion polling for the 2024 Indian general election|Sikkim (1)}}

=== Exit polls ===
{{#section-h:Opinion polling for the 2024 Indian general election|Sikkim}}

== Results ==
=== Results by alliance or party ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="4" rowspan="2"|Alliance/ Party
!colspan="3"|Popular vote
!colspan="3"|Seats
|-
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
|-
|rowspan="2"{{Party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
!rowspan="2"style="background:#FEF3E8"|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{Party color cell|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]]
|1,64,396
|42.71%
|{{decrease}}4.52
|1
|1
|{{no change}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|19,035
|4.95%
|{{increase}}0.95
|1
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Citizen Action Party- Sikkim}}
|colspan="3"|[[Citizen Action Party - Sikkim|CAP-S]]
|83,566
|21.71
|''new''
|1
|0
|{{No change}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Sikkim Democratic Front}}
|colspan="3"|[[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]]
|77,171
|20.05
|{{Decrease}} 23.66
|1
|0
|{{No change}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Sikkim Republican Party}}
|colspan="3"|[[Sikkim Republican Party|SRP]]
|4,799
|1.25
|''new''
|1
|0
|{{No change}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
!style="background:#E5F8FF"|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|2,241
|0.58%
|{{Decrease}}0.52
|1
|0
|{{Steady}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
|colspan="3"|[[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|31,158
|8.08
|
|8
|0
|{{No change}}
|-
|bgcolor="Black"|
|colspan="3"|[[None of the above (India)|NOTA]]
|2,527
|0.66
|
!colspan="3" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
!3,84,893
!100%
! -
!14
!1
!-
|-
|}

=== Results by constituency ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency
! rowspan="2" |Turnout
! colspan="7" |Winner
!colspan="7"|Runner-up
!rowspan="2"|Margin
|-
!colspan="2"|Party
!colspan="2"|Alliance
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
!colspan="2"|Party
!colspan="2"|Alliance
!Candidate
!Votes
!%
|-
!1
|[[Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency|Sikkim]]
|79.88%{{Decrease}}
|{{Party color cell|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]]
|{{Party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|[[Indra Hang Subba]]
|1,64,396
|42.71%
|{{Party color cell|Citizen Action Party - Sikkim}}
|[[Citizen Action Party - Sikkim|CAP-S]]
|colspan=2|''None''
|Bharat Basnett
|83,566
|21.71%
|style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}} ; color:white;"|80,830
|-
|}

== Assembly segments wise lead of Parties ==
[[File:2024 Sikkim Lok Sabha Elections Assembly Wise Leads Map.svg|2024 Sikkim Lok Sabha Elections Assembly Wise Map|thumb|200px]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Assembly segments
!Position in Assembly (as of 2024 election)
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}"|
! [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
| 31{{efn|[[Sangha Assembly constituency]] only votes in the assembly elections.|efn}}
| 31
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}"|
! [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
| 0
| 1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2| 32
|}

== See also ==
* [[2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[2024 Indian general election in Telangana]]
* [[2024 Indian general election in Tripura]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}
{{Indian general election, 2024}}
{{Sikkim elections}}
[[Category:2024 Indian general election by state or union territory|Sikkim]]
[[Category:Indian general elections in Sikkim]]
[[Category:2020s in Sikkim]]

2024 Indian general election in Sikkim - Revision history

RaymondLoewentha at 06:25, 19 April 2026