Gangtok Assembly constituency
Appearance
Gangtok | |
---|---|
Constituency No. 27 for the Sikkim | |
Established | 1979 |
Reservation | BL |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2019 |
Gangtok Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies 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
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
Assembly by-election 2019
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
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Yong Tshering Lepcha | 2,508 | 41.57% | ![]() | |
SNPP | Delay Namgyal Barfungpa | 1,498 | 24.83% | New | |
SDF | Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia | 874 | 14.49% | ![]() | |
HSP | Bhaichung Bhutia | 579 | 9.60% | ![]() | |
Independent | Karma Yenten Chankapa | 455 | 7.54% | New | |
SRP | Song Tshering Lepcha | 119 | 1.97% | New | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 102 | 1.69% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 1,010 | 16.74% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 6,033 | 51.23% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,777 | ![]() | |||
BJP gain from SKM | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SKM | Kunga Nima Lepcha | 3,838 | 51.68% | ![]() | |
SDF | Pintso Chopel | 2,950 | 39.72% | ![]() | |
BJP | Yong Tshering Lepcha | 392 | 5.28% | ![]() | |
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% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 7,427 | 63.76% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 11,649 | ![]() | |||
SKM hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SKM | Pintso Chopel | 4,208 | 61.28% | New | |
SDF | Hishey Lachungpa | 2,317 | 33.74% | ![]() | |
BJP | Norden Gyalpo Dorji | 171 | 2.49% | New | |
INC | Tshering Gyatso Kaleon | 72 | 1.05% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 62 | 0.90% | New | |
AITC
|
Tshering Wangchuk Lepcha | 37 | 0.54% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,891 | 27.54% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 6,867 | 68.17% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 10,073 | ||||
SKM gain from SDF | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDF | Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia | 3,506 | 61.18% | ![]() | |
INC | Tshering Gyatso Kaleon | 1,928 | 33.64% | ![]() | |
Independent | Delay Namgyal Barfungpa | 150 | 2.62% | New | |
SHRP | Uttam Lepcha | 123 | 2.15% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 1,578 | 27.53% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 5,731 | 70.38% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 8,143 | ||||
SDF hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDF | Narendra Kumar Pradhan | 5,952 | 66.69% | ![]() | |
INC | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | 2,829 | 31.70% | ![]() | |
SSP | Devi Pd. Dahal | 90 | 1.01% | ![]() | |
SHRP | Bhim Chettri | 54 | 0.61% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,123 | 34.99% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 8,925 | 62.50% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 14,280 | ![]() | |||
SDF gain from SSP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSP | Narendra Kumar Pradhan | 4,308 | 48.89% | ![]() | |
SDF | K. B. Gurung | 3,835 | 43.52% | ![]() | |
INC | Anand Lama | 548 | 6.22% | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | Bhumerlall Sirohia | 86 | 0.98% | New | |
Margin of victory | 473 | 5.37% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 8,812 | 67.82% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,303 | ![]() | |||
SSP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSP | Narendra Kumar Pradhan | 2,798 | 39.55% | ![]() | |
INC | Dilli Pd. Dhungel | 2,070 | 29.26% | ![]() | |
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% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 7,074 | 72.54% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,960 | ![]() | |||
SSP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSP | Manita Pradhan | 3,415 | 56.40% | ![]() | |
INC | Dilli Prasad Dhungel | 2,494 | 41.19% | ![]() | |
RIS | Lal Bahadur Basnet | 129 | 2.13% | New | |
Margin of victory | 921 | 15.21% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 6,055 | 68.31% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,109 | ![]() | |||
SSP gain from Independent | Swing |
Assembly election 1985
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% | ![]() | |
JP | Chyangha Tamang | 25 | 0.54% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 261 | 5.61% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 4,656 | 50.71% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 9,321 | ![]() | |||
Independent gain from SJP | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 1979
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
- Gangtok
- Gangtok district
- List of constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly
References
- ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Gangtok Assembly constituency
- ^ Election Commission of India
- ^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
- ^ SNPP was established on 10 October, 2008, but its registration had not been passed by ECI till 25 September, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.