2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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Template:Infobox election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 19 April 2024 to elect the 32 members of the 11th Sikkim Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 2 June 2024. The incumbent Sikkim Krantikari Morcha government, led by chief minister Prem Singh Tamang, won re-election to a second term.

Background

The tenure of Sikkim Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 2 June 2024.[1] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2019. After the election, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha formed the state government, with Prem Singh Tamang becoming the Chief Minister.[2]

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024.[3]

Poll event Schedule
Notification date 20 March 2024
Last date for filing nomination 27 March 2024
Scrutiny of nomination 28 March 2024
Last date for withdrawal of nomination 30 March 2024
Date of poll 19 April 2024
Date of Counting of Votes 2 June 2024

Parties and alliances

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Template:Full party name with color File:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha flag.svg File:Symbol SKM.png Prem Singh Tamang 32
Template:Full party name with color File:Sikkim-Democratic-Front-flag.svg File:Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png Pawan Chamling 32
Template:Full party name with color File:BJP flag.svg File:BJP election symbol.png Dilli Ram Thapa 31
Template:Full party name with color File:INC Flag Official.jpg File:Hand INC.svg Gopal Chettri[4] 12
Template:Full party name with color File:No flag.svg File:Indian Election Symbol Nagrik.png Ganesh Kumar Rai[5] 30

Candidates

List of candidates[6]
District Constituency colspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color"| colspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color"| colspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color"|
SKM SDF BJP
Gyalshing 1 Yoksam–Tashiding (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Tshering Thendup Bhutia Template:Party name with color Meewang Gyatso Bhutia Template:Party name with color Kunzang Sherab Bhutia
2 Yangthang Template:Party name with color Bhim Hang Limboo Template:Party name with color Kesham Limboo Template:Party name with color Sancha Man Limboo
3 Maneybong–Dentam Template:Party name with color Sudesh Kumar Subba Template:Party name with color Tika Ram Chettri Template:Party name with color Narendra Kumar Subba
4 Gyalshing–Barnyak Template:Party name with color Lok Nath Sharma Template:Party name with color Tika Prasad Sharma Template:Party name with color Bharat Kumar Sharma
Soreng 5 Rinchenpong (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Erung Tenzing Lepcha Template:Party name with color Norden Bhutia Template:Party name with color Sancho Lepcha
6 Daramdin (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Mingma Narbu Sherpa Template:Party name with color Pem Norbu Sherpa Template:Party name with color Phurba Dorjee Sherpa
7 Soreng–Chakung Template:Party name with color Prem Singh Tamang Template:Party name with color Akar Dhoj Limbu Template:Party name with color Purna Singh Subba
8 Salghari–Zoom (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Madan Cintury Template:Party name with color Janga Bir Darnal Template:Party name with color Pahal Man Kami
Namchi 9 Barfung (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia Template:Party name with color Bhaichung Bhutia Template:Party name with color Tashi Dadul Bhutia
10 Poklok–Kamrang Template:Party name with color Bhoj Raj Rai Template:Party name with color Pawan Kumar Chamling Template:Party name with color Arjun Rai
11 Namchi–Singhithang Template:Party name with color Krishna Kumari Rai Template:Party name with color Bimal Rai Template:Party name with color Aruna Manger
12 Melli Template:Party name with color Nar Bahadur Pradhan Template:Party name with color Nirmal Kumar Pradhan Template:Party name with color Yogen Rai
13 Namthang–Rateypani Template:Party name with color Sanjeet Kharel Template:Party name with color Suman Pradhan Template:Party name with color Janak Kumar Gurung
14 Temi–Namphing Template:Party name with color Bedu Singh Panth Template:Party name with color Suman Kumar Tewari Template:Party name with color Bhupendra Giri
15 Rangang–Yangang Template:Party name with color Raj Kumari Thapa Template:Party name with color Mani Kumar Subba Template:Party name with color Gopi Das Pokhrel
16 Tumin–Lingee (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Samdup Tshering Bhutia Template:Party name with color Norzong Lepcha Template:Party name with color Passang Gyali Sherpa
Gangtok 17 Khamdong–Singtam Template:Party name with color Nar Bahadur Dahal Template:Party name with color Mani Kumar Sharma Template:Party name with color Chetan Sapkota
Pakyong 18 West Pendam (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Lall Bahadur Das Template:Party name with color Anup Thatal Template:Party name with color Bhupal Baraily
19 Rhenock Template:Party name with color Prem Singh Tamang Template:Party name with color Somnath Poudyal Template:Party name with color Prem Chhetri
20 Chujachen Template:Party name with color Puran Kumar Gurung Template:Party name with color Mani Kumar Gurung Template:Party name with color Duk Nath Nepal
21 Gnathang–Machong (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Pamin Lepcha Template:Party name with color Tshering Wangdi Lepcha Template:Party name with color Sangay Gyatso Bhutia
22 Namchaybong Template:Party name with color Raju Basnet Template:Party name with color Pawan Kumar Chamling Template:Party name with color Pooja Sharma
Gangtok 23 Shyari Template:Party name with color Kunga Nima Lepcha Template:Party name with color Tenzing Norbu Lamtha Template:Party name with color Pempo Dorjee Lepcha
24 Martam–Rumtek (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Sonam Venchungpa Template:Party name with color Mechung Bhutia Template:Party name with color Chewang Dadul Bhutia
25 Upper Tadong Template:Party name with color Gay Tshering Dhungel Template:Party name with color Chandra Bahadur Chettri Template:Party name with color Niren Bhandari
26 Arithang Template:Party name with color Arun Kumar Upreti Template:Party name with color Ashis Rai Template:Party name with color Udai Gurung
27 Gangtok Template:Party name with color Delay Namgyal Barfungpa Template:Party name with color Pintso Chopel Lepcha Template:Party name with color Pema Wangyal Rinzing
28 Upper Burtuk Template:Party name with color Kala Rai Template:Party name with color Dil Bahadur Thapa Manger Template:Party name with color Dilli Ram Thapa
Mangan 29 Kabi–Lungchok (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Thenlay Tshering Bhutia Template:Party name with color Gnawo Chopel Lepcha Template:Party name with color Ugen Nedup Bhutia
30 Djongu (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Pintso Namgyal Lepcha Template:Party name with color Sonam Gyatso Lepcha Template:Party name with color Penzong Lepcha
31 Lachen–Mangan (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Samdup Lepcha Template:Party name with color Hishey Lachungpa None
32 Sangha (Template:Tooltip) Template:Party name with color Sonam Lama Template:Party name with color Tshering Lama Template:Party name with color Tseten Tashi Bhutia

Results

Results by party

File:India Sikkim Legislative Assembly 2024.svg
Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % Change (pp) Contested Won Change
Template:Full party name with color 2,25,068 58.38 Template:Increase 11.21 32 31 Template:Increase 14
Template:Full party name with color 1,05,503 27.37 Template:Decrease 20.26 32 1 Template:Decrease 14
Template:Full party name with color 23,261 6.03 New 30 0 Template:Steady
Template:Full party name with color 19,956 5.18 Template:Increase 3.56 31 0 Template:Steady
Template:Full party name with color 1,228 0.32 Template:Decrease 0.45 12 0 Template:Steady
Template:Full party name with color 6,678 1.73 9 0 Template:Steady
Template:Party name with color 3,813 0.99 Template:Increase 0.13
Total 3,85,072 100% - 146 32 -

Results by districts

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Results by district[9]
District Seats SKM SDF
Gyalshing 4 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |4 0
Soreng 4 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;"|4 0
Namchi 8 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;"|8 0
Gangtok 7 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;"|6 1
Pakyong 5 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;"|5 0
Mangan 3 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;"|3 0
Sangha 1 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;"|1 0
Total 32 31 1

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Results by constituency

Results by constituency[10][11]
District Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
Gyalshing 1 Yoksam–Tashiding (Template:Tooltip) Tshering Thendup Bhutia Template:Party name with color 8,271 60.8 Meewang Gyatso Bhutia Template:Party name with color 3,459 25.43 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |4,812
2 Yangthang Bhim Hang Limboo Template:Party name with color 6,621 54.61 Kesham Limboo Template:Party name with color 4,065 33.53 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |2,556
3 Maneybong–Dentam Sudesh Kumar Subba Template:Party name with color 8,553 61.16 Tika Ram Chettri Template:Party name with color 2,514 17.68 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |6,039
4 Gyalshing–Barnyak Lok Nath Sharma Template:Party name with color 5,612 48.1 Khusandra Prasad Sharma Template:Party name with color 4,649 39.85 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |963
Soreng 5 Rinchenpong (Template:Tooltip) Erung Tenzing Lepcha Template:Party name with color 9,624 68.91 Norden Bhutia Template:Party name with color 3,224 23.08 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |6,400
6 Daramdin (Template:Tooltip) Mingma Narbu Sherpa Template:Party name with color 9,404 67.75 Pem Norbu Sherpa Template:Party name with color 3,429 24.7 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |5,975
7 Soreng–Chakung Prem Singh Tamang Template:Party name with color 10,480 71.18 Akar Dhoj Limbu Template:Party name with color 3,084 21.24 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |7,396
8 Salghari–Zoom (Template:Tooltip) Madan Cintury Template:Party name with color 5,678 58.69 Janga Bir Darnal Template:Party name with color 2,966 30.66 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |2,712
Namchi 9 Barfung (Template:Tooltip) Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia Template:Party name with color 8,358 61.86 Bhaichung Bhutia Template:Party name with color 4,012 23.69 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |4,346
10 Poklok–Kamrang Bhoj Raj Rai Template:Party name with color 8,037 54.99 Pawan Kumar Chamling Template:Party name with color 4,974 34.03 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |3,063
11 Namchi–Singhithang Krishna Kumari Rai Template:Party name with color 7,907 71.60 Bimal Rai Template:Party name with color 2,605 23.59 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |5,302
12 Melli Nar Bahadur Pradhan Template:Party name with color 7,904 57.96 Ganesh Kumar Rai Template:Party name with color 3,621 26.55 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |4,283
13 Namthang–Rateypani Sanjeet Kharel Template:Party name with color 8,949 63.46 Suman Pradhan Template:Party name with color 3,344 23.71 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |5,605
14 Temi–Namphing Bedu Singh Panth Template:Party name with color 6,759 51.84 Suman Kumar Tewari Template:Party name with color 3,201 24.55 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |3,558
15 Rangang–Yangang Raj Kumari Thapa Template:Party name with color 6,514 50.74 Mani Kumar Subba Template:Party name with color 5,313 41.38 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |1,201
16 Tumin–Lingee (Template:Tooltip) Samdup Tshering Bhutia Template:Party name with color 8,265 58.07 Norzong Lepcha Template:Party name with color 4,177 29.35 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |4,088
Gangtok 17 Khamdong–Singtam Nar Bahadur Dahal Template:Party name with color 5,882 52.87 Mani Kumar Sharma Template:Party name with color 4,143 37.24 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |1,739
Pakyong 18 West Pendam (Template:Tooltip) Lall Bahadur Das Template:Party name with color 6,237 48.28 Anup Thatal Template:Party name with color 4,285 33.17 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |1,952
19 Rhenock Prem Singh Tamang Template:Party name with color 10,094 64.54 Somnath Poudyal Template:Party name with color 3,050 19.5 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |7,044
20 Chujachen Puran Kumar Gurung Template:Party name with color 8,199 55.66 Mani Kumar Gurung Template:Party name with color 4,865 33.03 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |3,334
21 Gnathang–Machong (Template:Tooltip) Pamin Lepcha Template:Party name with color 6,676 61.58 Tshering Wangdi Lepcha Template:Party name with color 2,869 26.46 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |3,807
22 Namchaybong Raju Basnet Template:Party name with color 7,195 53.42 Pawan Kumar Chamling Template:Party name with color 4,939 36.67 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |2,256
Gangtok 23 Shyari Tenzing Norbu Lamtha Template:Party name with color 6,633 51.84 Kunga Nima Lepcha Template:Party name with color 5,319 41.57 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:black;" |1,314
24 Martam–Rumtek (Template:Tooltip) Sonam Venchungpa Template:Party name with color 8,070 54.01 Mechung Bhutia Template:Party name with color 5,308 35.53 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |2,762
25 Upper Tadong Gay Tshering Dhungel Template:Party name with color 6,209 68.46 Chandra Bahadur Chettri Template:Party name with color 2,120 23.38 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |4,089
26 Arithang Arun Kumar Upreti Template:Party name with color 5,356 61.48 Ashis Rai Template:Party name with color 2,627 30.15 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |2,729
27 Gangtok Delay Namgyal Barfungpa Template:Party name with color 4,440 57.44 Pintso Chopel Lepcha Template:Party name with color 1,748 22.61 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |2,692
28 Upper Burtuk Kala Rai Template:Party name with color 6,323 50.54 Dilli Ram Thapa Template:Party name with color 3,755 30.01 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |4,089
Mangan 29 Kabi–Lungchok (Template:Tooltip) Thenlay Tshering Bhutia Template:Party name with color 5,882 54.18 Gnawo Chopel Lepcha Template:Party name with color 4,189 38.59 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |1,693
30 Djongu (Template:Tooltip) Pintso Namgyal Lepcha Template:Party name with color 6,402 69.56 Sonam Gyatso Lepcha Template:Party name with color 1,395 15.16 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |5,007
31 Lachen–Mangan (Template:Tooltip) Samdup Lepcha Template:Party name with color 3,929 55.37 Hishey Lachungpa Template:Party name with color 3,078 43.38 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |851
32 Sangha (Template:Tooltip) Sonam Lama Template:Party name with color 1,919 60.01 Tseten Tashi Bhutia Template:Party name with color 1,054 32.96 style="background:Template:Party color ; color:white;" |865

See also

References

  1. ↑ Terms of the Houses. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  2. ↑ SKM president Prem Singh Tamang takes oath as Sikkim Chief Minister. Business Standard India(27 May 2019). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Sikkim Assembly election 2024 to be held on April 19: Here is complete schedule. Hindustan Times(2024-03-16). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  4. ↑ Gopal Chettri appointed president of Congress' Sikkim unit. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Ganesh Rai campaigns in Chujachen. Sikkim Express. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Template:Cite report
  7. ↑ Party wise results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Sikkim Election Results 2024: SKM sweeps polls by winning 31 of 32 seats, SDF bags 1. The Hindu(2 June 2024). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. ↑ State wise results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Election Results 2024 Sikkim: Full list of winners on all 32 Legislative Assembly seats of Sikkim. The Indian Express(2 June 2024). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ↑ Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 Winners List. Financial Express(2 June 2024). Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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