Chujachen Assembly constituency

Chujachen
Constituency No. 20 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Pakyong
Lok Sabha constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Total electors	18,749 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Puran Kumar Gurung
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year	2024

Chujachen is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state, in India. ^[2] It is part of Pakyong district. ^[3] It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. ^[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2009	Puran Kumar Gurung		Sikkim Democratic Front
2014	Bikram Pradhan
2019	Krishna Bahadur Rai
2024	Puran Kumar Gurung		Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Election results

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Puran Kumar Gurung	8,077	74.35%	New
	INC	Harka Raj Gurung	2,114	19.46%	New
	BJP	Gajendra Rizal	220	2.03%	New
	Independent	Mohan Gurung	155	1.43%	New
	Sikkim Gorkha Party	Dhiraj Kumar Rai	76	0.70%	New
	SHRP	Gopal Chettri	76	0.70%	New
	NCP	Shiva Kumar Pradhan	73	0.67%	New
	Independent	Biraj Adhikari	72	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			5,963	54.89%
Turnout			10,863	83.92%
Registered electors			12,944
	SDF win (new seat)

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Bikram Pradhan	7,836	60.98%	13.37
	SKM	Kharga Bahadur Gurung	4,425	34.44%	New
	BJP	Gajendra Rizal	248	1.93%	0.10
	NOTA	None of the Above	179	1.39%	New
	INC	Rudra Narsing Sakya	162	1.26%	18.20
Margin of victory			3,411	26.54%	28.35
Turnout			12,850	83.09%	0.84
Registered electors			15,466		19.48
	SDF hold		Swing	13.37

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Krishna Bahadur Rai	7,266	51.12%	9.86
	SKM	Damber Kumar Pradhan	5,939	41.79%	7.35
	BJP	Mohan Gurung	514	3.62%	1.69
	INC	Gopal Chettri	177	1.25%	0.02
	SRP	Anil Kumar Rai	107	0.75%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	97	0.68%	0.71
Margin of victory			1,327	9.34%	17.21
Turnout			14,213	79.96%	3.13
Registered electors			17,776		14.94
	SDF hold		Swing	9.86

Assembly election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Puran Kumar Gurung	8,199	55.66	13.87
	SDF	Mani Kumar Gurung	4,865	33.03	18.09
	Citizen Action Party – Sikkim	Ganesh Kumar Rai	1,077	7.31	New
	BJP	Duk Nath Nepal	464	3.15	0.47
	NOTA	None of the Above	126	0.86%	0.18
Margin of victory			3,334	22.63
Turnout			15,557
Registered electors			18,749
	SKM win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
• Pakyong district

References

1. "Voter Turnout Sikkim Election 2024" (PDF). CEO Sikkim. Chief Electoral Office, Sikkim. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
2. "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
3. Pankaj Dhungel (21 June 2021). "3 sub-divisions of East Sikkim to form Sikkim's newest district Pakyong" . Retrieved 20 September 2021.
4. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "Sikkim Assembly election results 2024". Election Commission of India. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
8. "Voter Turnout Sikkim Election 2024" (PDF). CEO Sikkim. Chief Electoral Office, Sikkim. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
9. The Indian Express (2 June 2024). "Election Results 2024 Sikkim: Full list of winners on all 32 Legislative Assembly seats of Sikkim". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
10. Financialexpress (2 June 2024). "Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 Winners List". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

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