Barfung Assembly constituency

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Barfung
Constituency No. 9 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Sikkim
District Namchi
LS constituency Sikkim
Established2008
Reservation BL
Member of Legislative Assembly
10th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Sikkim Democratic Front
Elected year 2019

Barfung Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim, a northeast state of India. Barfung is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

This constituency is reserved for members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Sonam Gyatso Bhutia Sikkim Democratic Front
2014 Dorjee Dazom Bhutia
2019 Tashi Thendup Bhutia

Election results

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Barfung [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Tashi Thendup Bhutia 5,936 49.13% Decrease2.svg14.66
SKM Lobzang Bhutia5,83948.32%Increase2.svg15.08
SRP Mingma Tshring Sherpa1691.40%New
NOTA None of the Above1391.15%Decrease2.svg0.74
Margin of victory970.80%Decrease2.svg29.74
Turnout 12,08381.23%Decrease2.svg3.50
Registered electors 14,875Increase2.svg21.10
SDF hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.66

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Barfung
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Dorjee Dazom Bhutia 6,639 63.79% Decrease2.svg6.57
SKM Pema Wangyal Bhutia3,46033.24%New
NOTA None of the Above1971.89%New
INC Dadul Lepcha1121.08%Decrease2.svg24.48
Margin of victory3,17930.54%Decrease2.svg14.26
Turnout 10,40884.73%Decrease2.svg1.05
Registered electors 12,283Increase2.svg22.55
SDF hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.57

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Barfung [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Sonam Gyatso Bhutia 6,049 70.35% New
INC Lobzang Bhutia2,19725.55%New
Independent Sonam Pintso Bhutia3524.09%New
Margin of victory3,85244.80%
Turnout 8,59885.78%
Registered electors 10,023
SDF win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Sitting and previous MLAs from Barfung Assembly constituency
  2. ↑ Election Commission of India
  3. ↑ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.

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