Upper Burtuk Assembly constituency

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Upper Burtuk
Constituency No. 28 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Sikkim
District Gangtok
LS constituency Sikkim
Established2008
Total electors15,231 [1] [ needs update ]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
10th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Dilli Ram Thapa
Party Sikkim Democratic Front

Upper Burtuk is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India. [2]

Contents

It is part of Gangtok district and consists of the following Revenue Blocks: Ranka, Sangtong, Upper Sicheygaon, Parbing, Sicheygaon, Gangtok Private Estate, Burtuk, Luing and Upper Burtuk, all of Gangtok Sub-Division. [3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim Democratic Front
2014 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2019 Dilli Ram Thapa Sikkim Democratic Front

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SKM Kala Rai 6,323 50.54% Increase2.svg6.56
BJP Dilli Ram Thapa 3,75530.01%Decrease2.svg5.37
INC Aita Tamang1230.98%
NOTA None of the Above1070.86%Decrease2.svg0.55

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Dilli Ram Thapa 6,107 51.77% Increase2.svg6.56
SKM Nagendra Bikram Gurung5,35045.35%Decrease2.svg5.37
INC Aita Tamang1281.09%Decrease2.svg0.11
NOTA None of the Above930.79%Decrease2.svg0.55
SRP Dal Bahadur Tamang590.50%New
HSP Philip Lamichaney590.50%New
Margin of victory7576.42%Increase2.svg0.90
Turnout 11,79677.45%Decrease2.svg3.98
Registered electors 15,231Increase2.svg19.33
SDF gain from SKM Swing Increase2.svg1.05

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SKM Prem Singh Tamang 5,272 50.73% New
SDF D. R. Thapa4,69945.21%Decrease2.svg33.41
BJP Ugen Tamang1591.53%Increase2.svg0.53
NOTA None of the Above1391.34%New
INC Santa Bir Gurung1241.19%Decrease2.svg16.71
Margin of victory5735.51%Decrease2.svg55.21
Turnout 10,39381.42%Decrease2.svg1.06
Registered electors 12,764Increase2.svg40.11
SKM gain from SDF Swing Decrease2.svg27.90

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDF Prem Singh Tamang 5,908 78.63% New
INC Arun Kumar Rai1,34517.90%New
SHRP Sumitra Rai861.14%New
BJP Binod Kumar Adhikari751.00%New
Independent Tikendra Sharma740.98%New
Margin of victory4,56360.73%
Turnout 7,51482.48%
Registered electors 9,110
SDF win (new seat)

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References

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  2. "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. "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.
  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.

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