Sangha Assembly constituency

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Sangha
Constituency No. 32 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Sikkim
LS constituency Sikkim
Established 1958 [1] [2]
Total electors3,293 [3] [ needs update ]
Reservation Sangha [4]
Member of Legislative Assembly
10th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year 2024
Sikkim (highlighted in red), within India IN-SK.svg
Sikkim (highlighted in red), within India

Sangha Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim, a state in the Northeast region of India. It is a part of the Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency. [5] As of 2019, Sonam Lama is the holder of this seat. His current term is expected to end by 2024.

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This seat is reserved for the Buddhist monastic community (Sangha) of Sikkim. [4] Buddhist monks and nuns, registered with the 111 recognized monasteries in the state, [6] are the only ones who can contest and cast their votes for this Assembly seat. [4]

Members of Sikkim State Council

The Sangha constituency was created in 1958 for the Sikkim State Council, [1] after requests from the monastery associations to the Chogyal. [2]

YearMemberParty
1958 Lharipa Rinzing Lama [7] [8] Sikkim National Party [1]
1967 Pema Lama [9] Independent
1970 Rinzing Chewang Lama [10]
1973 Peyching Lama [11] Sikkim National Party [1]
1974 Karma Gompu Lama [12] [13] Sikkim National Congress [14]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

After the 1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum, Sikkim became a state of India and the members of the State Council at the time, were deemed to be the Legislative Assembly of the new state of Sikkim.

YearMemberParty
1974 Karma Gompu Lama [12] [13] Sikkim National Congress [14]
1979 [15] Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi Independent
1985 [16] Namkha Gyaltsen [13] Sikkim Sangram Parishad
1989 [17]
1994 [18] Indian National Congress
1999 Palden Lama [19] Independent
2004 Tshering Lama [20] Indian National Congress
2009 Phetook Tsh. Bhutia [21] Sikkim Democratic Front
2014 [22] Sonam Lama Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2019 [23]
2024

Supreme Court Case

In 1993, a case was brought in the Supreme Court of India, challenging the reservation for the Sangha constituency and for the Bhutia-Lepcha constituencies in Sikkim, by Ram Chandra Poudyal [24] of the Rising Sun Party. The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, judging that the Sangha had played a major part in previous Councils' decision-making and the reservation is not based purely on religious distinctions and is, therefore, not unconstitutional. [25] [26]

Election results

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SKM Sonam Lama 1,488 62.63% Increase2.svg12.76
SDF Tshering Lama85836.11%Decrease2.svg8.07
INC Karma Tashi Bhutia170.72%Decrease2.svg4.20
NOTA None of the Above130.55%Decrease2.svg0.50
Margin of victory63026.52%Increase2.svg20.83
Turnout 2,37672.15%Decrease2.svg3.54
Registered electors 3,293Increase2.svg13.40
SKM hold Swing Increase2.svg12.76

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SKM Sonam Lama 1,096 49.86% New
SDF Palden Lachungpa97144.18%Decrease2.svg5.32
INC Tshering Lama1084.91%Decrease2.svg41.80
NOTA None of the Above231.05%New
Margin of victory1255.69%Increase2.svg2.91
Turnout 2,19875.69%Increase2.svg10.94
Registered electors 2,904Decrease2.svg5.04
SKM gain from SDF Swing Increase2.svg0.37

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Phetook Tshering Bhutia 980 49.49% Increase2.svg27.99
INC Tshering Lama92546.72%Increase2.svg14.39
BJP Samdup Dorjee Lama753.79%Increase2.svg1.30
Margin of victory552.78%Decrease2.svg1.44
Turnout 1,98064.75%Decrease2.svg2.24
Registered electors 3,058
SDF gain from INC Swing

Assembly election 2004

2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Tshering Lama 675 32.33% Increase2.svg13.57
Independent Palden Lama58728.11%New
SDF Namkha Gyaltse Bhutia44921.50%New
Independent Thinley Gyatso Lepcha31014.85%New
BJP Samdup Dorjee Lama522.49%New
Independent Sonam Dorjee150.72%New
Margin of victory884.21%Decrease2.svg43.38
Turnout 2,08866.99%Increase2.svg7.02
Registered electors 3,117
INC gain from Independent Swing Decrease2.svg34.02

Assembly election 1999

1999 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Palden Lama 1,309 66.35% New
INC Namkha Gyaltsen Lama37018.75%Decrease2.svg28.33
SSP Dorjee Dadul Lama29414.90%New
Margin of victory93947.59%Increase2.svg39.98
Turnout 1,97361.43%Increase2.svg7.18
Registered electors 3,290Increase2.svg6.61
Independent gain from INC Swing

Assembly election 1994

1994 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Namkha Gyaltsen Lama 767 47.08% Increase2.svg33.51
SDF Palden Lama64339.47%New
Independent Sherab Dorji1509.21%New
Independent Karma Tenpa402.46%New
Independent Tshering Lama160.98%New
Independent Danen Lama130.80%New
Margin of victory1247.61%Decrease2.svg18.46
Turnout 1,62954.02%Increase2.svg6.98
Registered electors 3,086Decrease2.svg4.04
INC gain from SSP Swing Decrease2.svg7.63

Assembly election 1989

1989 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SSP Nanjha Gyaltsen 806 54.72% Increase2.svg2.40
Independent Bazing42228.65%New
INC Rikzing Lama20013.58%Decrease2.svg34.10
RIS Pegyal382.58%New
Margin of victory38426.07%Increase2.svg21.42
Turnout 1,47347.89%Increase2.svg13.92
Registered electors 3,216Increase2.svg40.07
SSP hold Swing Increase2.svg2.40

Assembly election 1985

1985 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SSP Namkha Gyaltsen 383 52.32% New
INC Lachen Gomchen Rinpochi34947.68%New
Margin of victory344.64%Decrease2.svg83.79
Turnout 73231.88%Decrease2.svg4.92
Registered electors 2,296Increase2.svg8.61
SSP gain from Independent Swing

Assembly election 1979

1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Sangha [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lhachen Ganchen Rimpuchhi 733 94.22% New
SPC Pema Lama455.78%New
Margin of victory68888.43%
Turnout 77838.13%
Registered electors 2,114
Independent win (new seat)

Sikkim State Council

1974

1974 Sikkimese general election: Sangha [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNC Karma Gonpo Lama NA
Independent Pema Chophel Lama [35] NA
MajorityNA
Turnout NA
SNC gain from SNP Swing NA

1973

In the 1973 election, Peyching Lama was elected unopposed. [11]

1970

1970 Sikkimese general election: Sangha [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rinzing Chewang Lama 367 82.29
SJP Karma Lama4610.31
SNC Kincho Tempa Lama337.40
Majority32171.97
Turnout 446
Independent hold Swing

1967

1967 Sikkimese general election: Sangha [37] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pema Lama
Rabzang Lama
Majority
Turnout
Independent gain from SNP Swing

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