2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

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32 Seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 81.43%( 0.46%)
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Leader  | Prem Singh Tamang | Pawan Kumar Chamling
Party  | SKM | SDF
Alliance  | - | -
Leader since  | 2014  | 1994
Leader's seat  | Didn't contest,  won by-election at Poklok-Kamrang | Namchi-Singhithang,
Poklok-Kamrang
Last election  | 10  | 22
Seats won  | 17 | 15
Seat change  |  7  |  7
Popular vote  | 165,508  | 167,620
Percentage  | 47.17%  | 47.63%
Swing  |  6.37%  |  7.37%

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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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| Chief Minister before election

Pawan Kumar Chamling
SDF

| Elected Chief Minister

Prem Singh Tamang
SKM

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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]

## Schedule of election

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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

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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

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* Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency[4]

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

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "ECI-ElectionSchedule". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
4. ^ "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.

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