2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 11 April 2019 to elect the 32 members of the tenth Legislative Assembly. The term of the tenth Sikkim Legislative Assembly ended on 27 May 2019.[1][2]
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32 Seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly 17 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 81.43%( 0.46%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the election results. The Sangha seat, elected by the monks, is shown in the circle (No. 32). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule of election
| Poll Event | Date |
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| Issue of Notification | Monday 18 March 2019 |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | Monday 25 March 2019 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | Tuesday, 26 March 2019 |
| Last date for withdrawal of Candidature | Thursday,28 March 2019 |
| Date of Poll | Thursday, 11 April 2019 |
| Counting of Votes | Thursday, 23 May 2019 |
| Date of election being completed | Sunday, 2 June 2019 |
| Source: Election Commission of India[3] | |
Results
Results were announced on 23 May 2019.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikkim Democratic Front | 167,620 | 47.63 | 15 | –7 | |
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | 165,508 | 47.03 | 17 | +7 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,700 | 1.62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indian National Congress | 2,719 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hamro Sikkim Party | 2,098 | 0.60 | 0 | New | |
| Sikkim Republican Party | 1,233 | 0.35 | 0 | New | |
| Sikkim Rajya Manch | 647 | 0.18 | 0 | New | |
| Sikkim United Front Party | 62 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Jai Maha Bharath Party | 41 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 3,286 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | |
| None of the above | 3,039 | 0.86 | – | – | |
| Total | 351,953 | 100.00 | 32 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 351,953 | 99.57 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,534 | 0.43 | |||
| Total votes | 353,487 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 434,128 | 81.42 | |||
| Source: CEO Sikkim | |||||
Results by constituency
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
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| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||
| Gyalshing District | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Yoksam–Tashiding | 84.88% | Sangay Lepcha | SKM | 5,686 | 48.52% | Dichen Wangchuk Bhutia | SDF | 5,607 | 47.84% | 79 | ||
| 2 | Yangthang | 82.58% | Bhim Hang Limboo | SKM | 5,184 | 48.47% | Dal Bahadur Subba | SDF | 5,137 | 48.03% | 47 | ||
| 3 | Maneybong–Dentam | 85.25% | Narendra Kumar Subba | SDF | 7,134 | 55.15% | Purna Hang Subba | SKM | 5,630 | 43.52% | 1,504 | ||
| 4 | Gyalshing–Barnyak | 82.81% | Lok Nath Sharma | SKM | 5,862 | 57.06% | Laxuman Sharma | SDF | 4,048 | 39.4% | 1,814 | ||
| Soreng District | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Rinchenpong | 85.38% | Karma Sonam Lepcha | SDF | 6,582 | 52.24% | Phurba Tshering Bhutia | SKM | 5,513 | 43.76% | 1,069 | ||
| 6 | Daramdin | 82.99% | Mingma Narbu Sherpa | SKM | 6,219 | 49.08% | Pem Norbu Sherpa | SDF | 5,883 | 46.43% | 336 | ||
| 7 | Soreng–Chakung | 84.29% | Aditya Tamang | SKM | 6,580 | 50.08% | Sancha Raj Subba | SDF | 6,372 | 48.49% | 208 | ||
| 8 | Salghari–Zoom | 81.62% | Sunita Gajmer | SKM | 4,400 | 49.27% | Dhan Kumari Kami | SDF | 4,307 | 48.23% | 93 | ||
| Namchi District | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Barfung | 81.23% | Tashi Thendup Bhutia | SDF | 5,936 | 49.13% | Lobzang Bhutia | SKM | 5,839 | 48.32% | 97 | ||
| 10 | Poklok–Kamrang | 83.89% | Pawan Kumar Chamling | SDF | 7,731 | 59.09% | Kharga Bahadur Rai | SKM | 4,832 | 36.93% | 2,899 | ||
| 11 | Namchi–Singhithang | 79.17% | Pawan Kumar Chamling | SDF | 5,054 | 50.31% | Ganesh Rai | SKM | 4,677 | 46.56% | 377 | ||
| 12 | Melli | 81.69% | Farwanti Tamang | SDF | 6,354 | 50.25% | Tilak Basnet | SKM | 5,489 | 43.41% | 865 | ||
| 13 | Namthang–Rateypani | 82.71% | Sanjit Kharel | SKM | 6,848 | 53.59% | Birjan Tamang | SDF | 5,543 | 43.38% | 1,305 | ||
| 14 | Temi–Namphing | 82.73% | Bedu Singh Panth | SKM | 6,084 | 51.7% | Garjaman Gurung | SDF | 5,314 | 45.16% | 770 | ||
| 15 | Rangang–Yangang | 82.58% | Raj Kumari Thapa | SDF | 6,146 | 53.47% | Raj Kumar Basnet | SKM | 4,621 | 40.2% | 1,525 | ||
| 16 | Tumin–Lingee | 83.46% | Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia | SDF | 6,615 | 49.89% | Samdup Tshering Bhutia | SKM | 6,295 | 47.47% | 320 | ||
| Gangtok District | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Khamdong–Singtam | 81.2% | Dr. Mani Kumar Sharma | SKM | 5,347 | 50.39% | Garjaman Gurung | SDF | 4,474 | 42.16% | 873 | ||
| Pakyong District | |||||||||||||
| 18 | West Pendam | 77.97% | Lall Bahadur Das | SKM | 5,799 | 49.64% | Gopal Baraily | SDF | 4,901 | 41.95% | 898 | ||
| 19 | Rhenock | 81.88% | Bishnu Kumar Sharma | SKM | 8,039 | 56.44% | Hemendra Adhikari | SDF | 4,953 | 34.77% | 3,086 | ||
| 20 | Chujachen | 79.96% | Krishna Bahadur Rai | SDF | 7,266 | 51.12% | Damber Kumar Pradhan | SKM | 5,939 | 41.79% | 1,327 | ||
| 21 | Gnathang–Machong | 84.1% | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | SDF | 6,380 | 62.97% | Tshering Bhutia | SKM | 3,460 | 34.15% | 2,920 | ||
| 22 | Namchaybong | 82.15% | Em Prasad Sharma | SDF | 6,141 | 49.52% | Denis Rai | SKM | 5,170 | 41.69% | 971 | ||
| Gangtok District | |||||||||||||
| 23 | Shyari | 77.69% | Kunga Nima Lepcha | SKM | 6,638 | 54.31% | Karma Wangdi Bhutia | SDF | 5,282 | 43.22% | 1,356 | ||
| 24 | Martam–Rumtek | 81.02% | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | SDF | 6,244 | 45.4% | Sonam Venchungpa | SKM | 6,171 | 44.87% | 73 | ||
| 25 | Upper Tadong | 72.92% | Gay Tshering Dhungel | SDF | 3,844 | 51.01% | Anand Lama | SKM | 3,428 | 45.49% | 416 | ||
| 26 | Arithang | 69.% | Arun Kumar Upreti | SKM | 3,150 | 40.02% | Ashis Rai | Independent | 2,676 | 33.99% | 474 | ||
| 27 | Gangtok | 63.76% | Kunga Nima Lepcha | SKM | 3,838 | 51.68% | Pintso Chopel | SDF | 2,950 | 39.72% | 888 | ||
| 28 | Upper Burtuk | 77.45% | Dilli Ram Thapa | SDF | 6,107 | 51.77% | Nagendra Bikram Gurung | SKM | 5,350 | 45.35% | 757 | ||
| Mangan District | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Kabi–Lungchok | 81.83% | Karma Loday Bhutia | SKM | 5,705 | 55.07% | Ugen Nedup Bhutia | SDF | 4,268 | 41.2% | 1,437 | ||
| 30 | Djongu | 88.41% | Pintso Namgyal Lepcha | SDF | 5,613 | 66.17% | Chungkipu Lepcha | SKM | 2,612 | 30.79% | 3,001 | ||
| 31 | Lachen–Mangan | 85.41% | Samdup Lepcha | SKM | 3,615 | 53.8% | Tshering Wangdi Lepcha | SDF | 3,031 | 45.11% | 584 | ||
| Buddhist Monasteries | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Sangha | 72.15% | Sonam Lama | SKM | 1,488 | 62.63% | Tshering Lama | SDF | 858 | 36.11% | 630 | ||
References
- "Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh polls with 2019 Lok Sabha elections likely: EC sources". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh polls with Lok Sabha elections likely: EC sources". 3 December 2018. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019 – via The Economic Times.
- "ECI-ElectionSchedule". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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