Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee

Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee
President	Gopal Chhettri
Headquarters	NH-31A, 5th Mile Tadong Gangtok-737102, Sikkim
Youth wing	Sikkim Youth Congress
Women's wing	Sikkim Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology	Populism Social liberalism Democratic socialism Social democracy Secularism
ECI Status	A State Unit of Indian National Congress
Alliance	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in  Rajya Sabha	0 / 1
Seats in  Lok Sabha	0 / 1
Seats in  Sikkim Legislative Assembly	0 / 32
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The Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee(SPCC) is the Indian National Congress unit for the state of Sikkim, India. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. Its head office is situated in Gangtok, the capital city of Sikkim.

The present President of Sikkim Pradesh Congress is Gopal Chhettri.

List of presidents

S.no	President	Portrait	Term
1.	Nar Bahadur Bhandari		2003	20 April 2013
2.	Kunga Nima Lepcha		20 April 2013	9 March 2014
3.	A D Subba		9 March 2014	2 September 2015
4.	Bharat Basnett		2 September 2015	23 September 2023
5.	Gopal Chettri		23 September 2023	Present

Electoral records

Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

Year	Total Seats	Seats Contested	Seats Won	Forfeited Deposits	% Votes Contested	Source
1985	32	32	1	5	24.15	[1]
1989	32	31	0	16	18.68	[2]
1994	32	31	2	17	15.59	[3]
1999	32	31	0	28	3.78	[4]
2004	32	28	1	6	26.13	[5]
2009	32	32	0	4	28.31	[6]
2009 (by-election)	1	1	0	1	9.67	[7]
2014	32	32	0	32	1.47	[8]
2014 (by-election)	1	1	0	1	0.30	[9]
2017 (by-election)	1	1	0	1	1.05	[10]
2019	32	24	0	24	1.03	[11]
2024	32	12	0	12	0.32	[12]

Lok Sabha election, Sikkim

Lok Sabha Elections

Year	Lok Sabha	Seats contested	Seats won	(+/-) in seats	% of votes	Vote swing	Popular vote	Outcome
1977	6th	1	1 / 1	Election Unopposed				Opposition
1980	7th	0	0 / 1	Did Not Contest				Government
1984	8th	1	0 / 1	1	25.81%		21,327	Government
1989	9th	1	0 / 1		21.56%	4.25	28,822	Opposition
1991	10th	0	0 / 1	Did Not Contest				Government
1996	11th	0	0 / 1	Did Not Contest				Opposition
1998	12th	1	0 / 1		33.11%	11.55	51,611	Opposition
1999	13th	1	0 / 1		4.76%	28.35	9,762	Opposition
2004	14th	1	0 / 1		27.43%	22.67	60,258	Government
2009	15th	1	0 / 1		29.59%	2.16	74,483	Government
2014	16th	1	0 / 1		2.33%	27.26	7,189	Opposition
2019	17th	1	0 / 1		1.13%	1.20	3,922	Opposition
2024	18th	1	0 / 1		0.58%	0.55	2,241	Opposition

See also

• Indian National Congress
• Congress Working Committee
• All India Congress Committee
• Pradesh Congress Committee

References

1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 1985. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 1989. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 1994. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
7. "SDF's Binod Rai wins by securing 4930 votes". The Sikkim Times. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". ECI. 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
9. "Bye Election Result 2014: Sikkim Rangang-Yangang-15". ECI. 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
10. "Bye Election Result 2017: Sikkim 28- Upper Burtuk (AC)". ECI. 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
11. "Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election Result 2019 Live Counting". Firstpost. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
12. "Sikkim Legislative Assembly Election Result 2024 Live Counting". Firstpost. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

External links

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