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32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 79.88% ( 1.55%) [a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Structure of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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]
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 |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested [4] [5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |  |  | Prem Singh Tamang | 32 | |
| Sikkim Democratic Front |  |  | Pawan Chamling | 32 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  | Dilli Ram Thapa | 31 | |
| Indian National Congress |  |  | Gopal Chettri [6] | 12 | |
| Citizen Action Party – Sikkim |  | Ganesh Kumar Rai [7] | 30 | ||
| Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Change (pp) | Contested | Won | Change | ||
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | 2,25,068 | 58.38 |  11.21 | 32 | 31 | 14 | |
| Sikkim Democratic Front | 1,05,503 | 27.37 | 20.26 | 32 | 1 | 14 | |
| Citizen Action Party – Sikkim | 23,261 | 6.03 | New | 30 | 0 |  | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 19,956 | 5.18 | 3.56 | 31 | 0 | | |
| Indian National Congress | 1,228 | 0.32 | 0.45 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Independent | 5,947 | 1.53 | 1.53 | ||||
| NOTA | 3,813 | 0.99 | 0.13 | ||||
| Total | 3,85,072 | 100% | - | 146 | 32 | - | |
| District | Seats | SKM | SDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyalshing | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Soreng | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Namchi | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Gangtok | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Pakyong | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mangan | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sangha | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 31 | 1 |
| District | Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||||
| Gyalshing | 1 | Yoksam–Tashiding (BL) | Tshering Thendup Bhutia | SKM | 8,271 | 60.8 | Meewang Gyatso Bhutia | SDF | 3,459 | 25.43 | 4,812 | ||
| 2 | Yangthang | Bhim Hang Limboo | SKM | 6,621 | 54.61 | Kesham Limboo | SDF | 4,065 | 33.53 | 2,556 | |||
| 3 | Maneybong–Dentam | Sudesh Kumar Subba | SKM | 8,553 | 61.16 | Tika Ram Chettri | SDF | 2,514 | 17.68 | 6,039 | |||
| 4 | Gyalshing–Barnyak | Lok Nath Sharma | SKM | 5,612 | 48.1 | Khusandra Prasad Sharma | Independent | 4,649 | 39.85 | 963 | |||
| Soreng | 5 | Rinchenpong (BL) | Erung Tenzing Lepcha | SKM | 9,624 | 68.91 | Norden Bhutia | SDF | 3,224 | 23.08 | 6,400 | ||
| 6 | Daramdin (BL) | Mingma Narbu Sherpa | SKM | 9,404 | 67.75 | Pem Norbu Sherpa | SDF | 3,429 | 24.7 | 5,975 | |||
| 7 | Soreng–Chakung | Prem Singh Tamang | SKM | 10,480 | 71.18 | Akar Dhoj Limbu | SDF | 3,084 | 21.24 | 7,396 | |||
| 8 | Salghari–Zoom (SC) | Madan Cintury | SKM | 5,678 | 58.69 | Janga Bir Darnal | SDF | 2,966 | 30.66 | 2,712 | |||
| Namchi | 9 | Barfung (BL) | Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia | SKM | 8,358 | 61.86 | Bhaichung Bhutia | SDF | 4,012 | 23.69 | 4,346 | ||
| 10 | Poklok–Kamrang | Bhoj Raj Rai | SKM | 8,037 | 54.99 | Pawan Kumar Chamling | SDF | 4,974 | 34.03 | 3,063 | |||
| 11 | Namchi–Singhithang | Krishna Kumari Rai | SKM | 7,907 | 71.60 | Bimal Rai | SDF | 2,605 | 23.59 | 5,302 | |||
| 12 | Melli | Nar Bahadur Pradhan | SKM | 7,904 | 57.96 | Ganesh Kumar Rai | CAP-Sikkim | 3,621 | 26.55 | 4,283 | |||
| 13 | Namthang–Rateypani | Sanjeet Kharel | SKM | 8,949 | 63.46 | Suman Pradhan | SDF | 3,344 | 23.71 | 5,605 | |||
| 14 | Temi–Namphing | Bedu Singh Panth | SKM | 6,759 | 51.84 | Suman Kumar Tewari | SDF | 3,201 | 24.55 | 3,558 | |||
| 15 | Rangang–Yangang | Raj Kumari Thapa | SKM | 6,514 | 50.74 | Mani Kumar Subba | SDF | 5,313 | 41.38 | 1,201 | |||
| 16 | Tumin–Lingee (BL) | Samdup Tshering Bhutia | SKM | 8,265 | 58.07 | Norzong Lepcha | SDF | 4,177 | 29.35 | 4,088 | |||
| Gangtok | 17 | Khamdong–Singtam | Nar Bahadur Dahal | SKM | 5,882 | 52.87 | Mani Kumar Sharma | SDF | 4,143 | 37.24 | 1,739 | ||
| Pakyong | 18 | West Pendam (SC) | Lall Bahadur Das | SKM | 6,237 | 48.28 | Anup Thatal | SDF | 4,285 | 33.17 | 1,952 | ||
| 19 | Rhenock | Prem Singh Tamang | SKM | 10,094 | 64.54 | Somnath Poudyal | SDF | 3,050 | 19.5 | 7,044 | |||
| 20 | Chujachen | Puran Kumar Gurung | SKM | 8,199 | 55.66 | Mani Kumar Gurung | SDF | 4,865 | 33.03 | 3,334 | |||
| 21 | Gnathang–Machong (BL) | Pamin Lepcha | SKM | 6,676 | 61.58 | Tshering Wangdi Lepcha | SDF | 2,869 | 26.46 | 3,807 | |||
| 22 | Namchaybong | Raju Basnet | SKM | 7,195 | 53.42 | Pawan Kumar Chamling | SDF | 4,939 | 36.67 | 2,256 | |||
| Gangtok | 23 | Shyari | Tenzing Norbu Lamtha | SDF | 6,633 | 51.84 | Kunga Nima Lepcha | SKM | 5,319 | 41.57 | 1,314 | ||
| 24 | Martam–Rumtek (BL) | Sonam Venchungpa | SKM | 8,070 | 54.01 | Mechung Bhutia | SDF | 5,308 | 35.53 | 2,762 | |||
| 25 | Upper Tadong | Gay Tshering Dhungel | SKM | 6,209 | 68.46 | Chandra Bahadur Chettri | SDF | 2,120 | 23.38 | 4,089 | |||
| 26 | Arithang | Arun Kumar Upreti | SKM | 5,356 | 61.48 | Ashis Rai | SDF | 2,627 | 30.15 | 2,729 | |||
| 27 | Gangtok | Delay Namgyal Barfungpa | SKM | 4,440 | 57.44 | Pintso Chopel Lepcha | SDF | 1,748 | 22.61 | 2,692 | |||
| 28 | Upper Burtuk | Kala Rai | SKM | 6,323 | 50.54 | Dilli Ram Thapa | BJP | 3,755 | 30.01 | 4,089 | |||
| Mangan | 29 | Kabi–Lungchok (BL) | Thenlay Tshering Bhutia | SKM | 5,882 | 54.18 | Gnawo Chopel Lepcha | SDF | 4,189 | 38.59 | 1,693 | ||
| 30 | Djongu (BL) | Pintso Namgyal Lepcha | SKM | 6,402 | 69.56 | Sonam Gyatso Lepcha | SDF | 1,395 | 15.16 | 5,007 | |||
| 31 | Lachen–Mangan (BL) | Samdup Lepcha | SKM | 3,929 | 55.37 | Hishey Lachungpa | SDF | 3,078 | 43.38 | 851 | |||
| 32 | Sangha (BM) | Sonam Lama | SKM | 1,919 | 60.01 | Tseten Tashi Bhutia | BJP | 1,054 | 32.96 | 865 | |||
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