Chujachen Assembly constituency

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Chujachen
Constituency No. 20 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Sikkim
District Pakyong
Lok Sabha constituency Sikkim
Established2008
Total electors18,749 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year2024

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]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Puran Kumar Gurung 8,077 74.35% New
INC Harka Raj Gurung2,11419.46%New
BJP Gajendra Rizal2202.03%New
Independent Mohan Gurung1551.43%New
Sikkim Gorkha Party Dhiraj Kumar Rai760.70%New
SHRP Gopal Chettri760.70%New
NCP Shiva Kumar Pradhan730.67%New
Independent Biraj Adhikari720.66%New
Margin of victory5,96354.89%
Turnout 10,86383.92%
Registered electors 12,944
SDF win (new seat)

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Bikram Pradhan 7,836 60.98% Decrease2.svg13.37
SKM Kharga Bahadur Gurung4,42534.44%New
BJP Gajendra Rizal2481.93%Decrease2.svg0.10
NOTA None of the Above1791.39%New
INC Rudra Narsing Sakya1621.26%Decrease2.svg18.20
Margin of victory3,41126.54%Decrease2.svg28.35
Turnout 12,85083.09%Decrease2.svg0.84
Registered electors 15,466Increase2.svg19.48
SDF hold Swing Decrease2.svg13.37

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Krishna Bahadur Rai 7,266 51.12% Decrease2.svg9.86
SKM Damber Kumar Pradhan5,93941.79%Increase2.svg7.35
BJP Mohan Gurung5143.62%Increase2.svg1.69
INC Gopal Chettri1771.25%Decrease2.svg0.02
SRP Anil Kumar Rai1070.75%New
NOTA None of the Above970.68%Decrease2.svg0.71
Margin of victory1,3279.34%Decrease2.svg17.21
Turnout 14,21379.96%Decrease2.svg3.13
Registered electors 17,776Increase2.svg14.94
SDF hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.86

Assembly election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Chujachen [7] [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SKM Puran Kumar Gurung 8,199 55.66 Increase2.svg13.87
SDF Mani Kumar Gurung4,86533.03Decrease2.svg18.09
Citizen Action Party – Sikkim Ganesh Kumar Rai1,0777.31New
BJP Duk Nath Nepal4643.15Decrease2.svg0.47
NOTA None of the Above1260.86%Increase2.svg0.18
Margin of victory3,33422.63
Turnout 15,557
Registered electors 18,749
SKM win (new seat)

See also

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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