2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
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32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly; 17 seats needed for a majority
	Opinion polls
Incumbent Chief Minister; Prem Singh Tamang; SKM	; ;

Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Sikkim on 19 April 2024 to elect the 32 members of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 2 June 2024.

Background

The tenure of Sikkim Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 2 June 2024.^[1] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2019. After the election, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha formed the state government, with Prem Singh Tamang becoming the Chief Minister.^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 March 2024.^[3]

Poll Event	Schedule
Notification Date	20 March 2024
Last Date for filing nomination	27 March 2024
Scrutiny of nomination	28 March 2024
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination	30 March 2024
Date of Poll	19 April 2024
Date of Counting of Votes	2 June 2024

Parties and alliances


	Leader	Seats contested^[4]^[5]
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	Prem Singh Tamang	32
Sikkim Democratic Front	Pawan Chamling	32
Bharatiya Janata Party	Dilli Ram Thapa	31
Indian National Congress	Gopal Chettri^[6]	12
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim		30

Candidates

District	Constituency
District	Constituency
Gyalshing	1	Yoksam–Tashiding (BL)	SKM	Tshering Thendup Bhutia	SDF	Meewang Gyatso Bhutia	BJP	Kunzang Sherab Bhutia	INC	Kamal Lepcha
	2	Yangthang	SKM	Bhim Hang Limboo	SDF	Kesham Limboo	BJP	Sancha Man Limboo	INC	Mangal Subba
	3	Maneybong–Dentam	SKM	Sudesh Kumar Subba	SDF	Tika Ram Chettri	BJP	Narendra Kumar Subba	INC	Nar Bahadur Gurung
	4	Gyalshing–Barnyak	SKM	Lok Nath Sharma	SDF	Tika Prasad Sharma	BJP	Bharat Kumar Sharma
Soreng	5	Rinchenpong (BL)	SKM	Erung Tenzing Lepcha	SDF	Norden Bhutia	BJP	Sancho Lepcha
	6	Daramdin (BL)	SKM	Mingma Narbu Sherpa	SDF	Pem Norbu Sherpa	BJP	Phurba Dorjee Sherpa
	7	Soreng–Chakung	SKM	Prem Singh Tamang	SDF	Akar Dhoj Limbu	BJP	Purna Singh Subba
	8	Salghari–Zoom (SC)	SKM	Madan Cintury	SDF	Janga Bir Darnal	BJP	Pahal Man Kami
Namchi	9	Barfung (BL)	SKM	Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia	SDF	Bhaichung Bhutia	BJP	Tashi Dadul Bhutia
	10	Poklok–Kamrang	SKM	Bhoj Raj Rai	SDF	Pawan Kumar Chamling	BJP	Arjun Rai
	11	Namchi–Singhithang	SKM	Krishna Kumari Rai	SDF	Bimal Rai	BJP	Aruna Manger
	12	Melli	SKM	Nar Bahadur Pradhan	SDF	Nirmal Kumar Pradhan	BJP	Yogen Rai
	13	Namthang–Rateypani	SKM	Sanjeet Kharel	SDF	Suman Pradhan	BJP	Janak Kumar Gurung
	14	Temi–Namphing	SKM	Bedu Singh Panth	SDF	Suman Kumar Tewari	BJP	Bhupendra Giri
	15	Rangang–Yangang	SKM	Raj Kumari Thapa	SDF	Mani Kumar Subba	BJP	Gopi Das Pokhrel
	16	Tumin–Lingee (BL)	SKM	Samdup Tshering Bhutia	SDF	Norzong Lepcha	BJP	Passang Gyali Sherpa	INC	Samdup Lepcha
Gangtok	17	Khamdong–Singtam	SKM	Nar Bahadur Dahal	SDF	Mani Kumar Sharma	BJP	Chetan Sapkota	INC	Tanka Nath Adhikari
Pakyong	18	West Pendam (SC)	SKM	Lall Bahadur Das	SDF	Anup Thatal	BJP	Bhupal Baraily
	19	Rhenock	SKM	Prem Singh Tamang	SDF	Somnath Poudyal	BJP	Prem Chhetri	INC	Kapil Prasad Sapkota
	20	Chujachen	SKM	Puran Kr. Gurung	SDF	Mani Kumar Gurung	BJP	Duk Nath Nepal
	21	Gnathang–Machong (BL)	SKM	Pamin Lepcha	SDF	Tshering Wangdi Lepcha	BJP	Sangay Gyatso Bhutia	INC	Tshering Pema Bhutia
	22	Namchaybong	SKM	Raju Basnet	SDF	Pawan Kumar Chamling	BJP	Pooja Sharma
Gangtok	23	Shyari	SKM	Kunga Nima Lepcha	SDF	Tenzing Norbu Lamtha	BJP	Pempo Dorjee Lepcha	INC	Karma Tashi Bhutia
	24	Martam–Rumtek (BL)	SKM	Sonam Venchungpa	SDF	Mechung Bhutia	BJP	Chewang Dadul Bhutia	INC	Ganga Lepcha
	25	Upper Tadong	SKM	Gay Tshering Dhungel	SDF	Chandra Bahadur Chettri	BJP	Niren Bhandari
	26	Arithang	SKM	Arun Kumar Upreti	SDF	Ashis Rai	BJP	Udai Gurung	INC	Sumitra Rai
	27	Gangtok	SKM	Delay Namgyal Barfungpa	SDF	Pintso Chopel Lepcha	BJP	Pema Wangyal Rinzing	INC	Snumit Targain
	28	Upper Burtuk	SKM	Kala Rai	SDF	Dil Bahadur Thapa Manger	BJP	Dilli Ram Thapa	INC	Aita Tamang
Mangan	29	Kabi–Lungchok (BL)	SKM	Thenlay Tshering Bhutia	SDF	Gnawo Chopel Lepcha	BJP	Ugen Nedup Bhutia
	30	Djongu (BL)	SKM	Pintso Namgyal Lepcha	SDF	Sonam Gyatso Lepcha	BJP	Penzong Lepcha
	31	Lachen–Mangan (BL)	SKM	Samdup Lepcha	SDF	Hishey Lachungpa
	32	Sangha (Buddhist Monasteries)	SKM	Sonam Lama	SDF	Tshering Lama	BJP	Tseten Tashi Bhutia

Surveys and polls

Exit polls

Results

Results by party

Party		Popular vote			Seats
Party		Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha				32
	Sikkim Democratic Front				32
	Bharatiya Janata Party				31
	Indian National Congress				12
	Others parties				31
	Independents				8
	NOTA
Total			100%	-	146	32	-

Results by districts

District	Seats	SKM	SDF	BJP	INC	Others
District	Seats
Gyalshing	4
Soreng	4
Namchi	8
Gangtok	7
Pakyong	5
Mangan	3
Sangha	1
Total	32

Results by constituency

District	Constituency		Winner				Runner Up
District	No.	Name	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Gyalshing	1	Yoksam–Tashiding (BL)
	2	Yangthang
	3	Maneybong–Dentam
	4	Gyalshing–Barnyak
Soreng	5	Rinchenpong (BL)
	6	Daramdin (BL)
	7	Soreng–Chakung
	8	Salghari–Zoom (SC)
Namchi	9	Barfung (BL)
	10	Poklok–Kamrang
	11	Namchi–Singhithang
	12	Melli
	13	Namthang–Rateypani
	14	Temi–Namphing
	15	Rangang–Yangang
	16	Tumin–Lingee (BL)
Gangtok	17	Khamdong–Singtam
Pakyong	18	West Pendam (SC)
	19	Rhenock
	20	Chujachen
	21	Gnathang–Machong (BL)
	22	Namchaybong
Gangtok	23	Shyari
	24	Martam–Rumtek (BL)
	25	Upper Tadong
	26	Arithang
	27	Gangtok
	28	Upper Burtuk
Mangan	29	Kabi–Lungchok (BL)
	30	Djongu (BL)
	31	Lachen–Mangan (BL)
	32	Sangha (Buddhist Monasteries)

References

^ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ "SKM president Prem Singh Tamang takes oath as Sikkim Chief Minister". Business Standard India. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "Sikkim Assembly election 2024 to be held on April 19: Here is complete schedule". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "List of contesting candidates" (PDF). CEO Sikkim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2024.
^ "Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 : 'Out Of 146 Candidates, 102 Millionaires'". The Voice Of Sikkim. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^ "Gopal Chettri appointed president of Congress' Sikkim unit". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

[1] "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[2] "SKM president Prem Singh Tamang takes oath as Sikkim Chief Minister". Business Standard India. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[3] "Sikkim Assembly election 2024 to be held on April 19: Here is complete schedule". Hindustan Times. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

[:0-4] "List of contesting candidates" (PDF). CEO Sikkim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2024.

[5] "Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 : 'Out Of 146 Candidates, 102 Millionaires'". The Voice Of Sikkim. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

[6] "Gopal Chettri appointed president of Congress' Sikkim unit". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

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