Namchaybong Assembly constituency

Namchaybong
Constituency No. 22 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Pakyong
LS constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Total electors	15,095 [1] [ needs update ]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Raju Basnet
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year	2024

Namchaybong is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim, in India. ^[2] It is part of Pakyong district. ^[3]

As of 2019, it is represented by Em Prasad Sharma of the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha. ^{[4] [ needs update ]}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2009	Bek Bahadur Rai		Sikkim Democratic Front
2014
2019	Em Prasad Sharma
2024	Raju Basnet		Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Election results

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchaybong ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Em Prasad Sharma	6,141	49.52%	1.20
	SKM	Denis Rai	5,170	41.69%	3.37
	BJP	Devi Basnett	574	4.63%	3.11
	SRP	Kharga Bahadur Rai	162	1.31%	New
	Sikkim Rajya Manch	Phipra Hang Subba	161	1.30%	New
	HSP	Anush Rai	102	0.82%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	90	0.73%	0.70
Margin of victory			971	7.83%	2.17
Turnout			12,400	82.15%	3.05
Registered electors			15,095		16.96
	SDF hold		Swing	1.20

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchaybong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Bek Bahadur Rai	5,577	50.72%	12.65
	SKM	Dilip Rai	4,955	45.07%	New
	BJP	Tashi Rai	167	1.52%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	157	1.43%	New
	INC	Manoj Rai	139	1.26%	30.59
Margin of victory			622	5.66%	25.86
Turnout			10,995	85.19%	1.29
Registered electors			12,906		20.36
	SDF hold		Swing	12.65

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchaybong ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Bek Bahadur Rai	5,877	63.37%	New
	INC	Em Prasad Sharma	2,954	31.85%	New
	NCP	Ashok Kumar Subba	132	1.42%	New
	SHRP	Ten Tshera Subba	101	1.09%	New
	Independent	Diwash Thapa	96	1.04%	New
	Sikkim Gorkha Party	Sunder Rai	73	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			2,923	31.52%
Turnout			9,274	86.49%
Registered electors			10,723
	SDF win (new seat)

See also

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

References

1. "Vidhan Sabha Elections Sikkim 2019 - Voters Turnout Statistical Data" (PDF). ceosikkim.nic.in. CEO of Sikkim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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. "State Election, 2019 to the legislative assembly of Sikkim". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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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