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	In [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]] of [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha\|SKM]] won in both Shyari and Gangtok constituencies, so he relinquished Gangtok seat.		In [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]] of [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha\|SKM]] won in both Shyari and Gangtok constituencies, so he relinquished Gangtok seat.

	In the by-election, ruling SKM ~~didn’t~~ send their candidate to Gangtok, and supported for opposition [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]. Former ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front\|SDF]] participated the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition [[Sikkim National People’s Party\|SNPP]]<ref>SNPP was established in 10 October, 2008, but its registration had not been passed by [[Election Commission of India\|ECI]] till 25 September, 2019.</ref> and [[Sikkim Republican Party\|SRP]] sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] boycotted this by-election.		In the by-election, ruling SKM didn't send their candidate to Gangtok, and supported for opposition [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]. Former ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front\|SDF]] participated the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition [[Sikkim National People’s Party\|SNPP]]<ref>SNPP was established in 10 October, 2008, but its registration had not been passed by [[Election Commission of India\|ECI]] till 25 September, 2019.</ref> and [[Sikkim Republican Party\|SRP]] sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] boycotted this by-election.

	As the result, [[Yong Tshering Lepcha]] of BJP defeated his nearest rival [[Delay Namgyal Barfungpa]] of SNPP. [[Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia]] of SDF fell to the 3rd position.		As the result, [[Yong Tshering Lepcha]] of BJP defeated his nearest rival [[Delay Namgyal Barfungpa]] of SNPP. [[Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia]] of SDF fell to the 3rd position.
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	==Electoral Records==		==Electoral Records==
	===2019===		===2019===
	Incumbent Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from opposition [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha\|SKM]], [[Pintso Chopel]] moved to ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front\|SDF]]. Opposition [[Hamro Sikkim Party\|HSP]] sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] ~~didn’t~~ send its candidate to Gangtok, and [[All India Trinamool Congress\|AITC]] didn't participate this election.		Incumbent Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from opposition [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha\|SKM]], [[Pintso Chopel]] moved to ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front\|SDF]]. Opposition [[Hamro Sikkim Party\|HSP]] sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] didn't send its candidate to Gangtok, and [[All India Trinamool Congress\|AITC]] didn't participate this election.

	[[Kunga Nima Lepcha]] of SKM defeated his nearest rival Pintso Chopel of SDF.		[[Kunga Nima Lepcha]] of SKM defeated his nearest rival Pintso Chopel of SDF.
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	===2014===		===2014===
	Opposition [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha\|SKM]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] and [[All India Trinamool Congress\|AITC]] sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. [[Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantrik Party\|SGPP]] ~~didn’t~~ participate this election. [[Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad\|SHRP]] had already been merged by [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] ([[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee\|SPCC]]) in 2013.		Opposition [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha\|SKM]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] and [[All India Trinamool Congress\|AITC]] sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. [[Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantrik Party\|SGPP]] didn't participate this election. [[Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad\|SHRP]] had already been merged by [[Indian National Congress\|INC]] ([[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee\|SPCC]]) in 2013.

	[[Pintso Chopel]] of SKM defeated his nearest rival [[Hishey Lachungpa]] of ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front\|SDF]].		[[Pintso Chopel]] of SKM defeated his nearest rival [[Hishey Lachungpa]] of ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front\|SDF]].

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
'''Gangtok (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of [[Sikkim]] a north east state of [[India]]. Gangtok is part of [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>[http://www.elections.in/sikkim/assembly-constituencies/gangtok.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Gangtok Assembly Constituency]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S02/Old/partycomp24.htm Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/Assembly_block.htm |title=Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks |access-date=16 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416060808/http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/Assembly_block.htm |archive-date=16 April 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="ceo">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=227, 250}}</ref> This Constituency is Scheduled Tribe (ST: [[Bhutia]], [[Lepcha people|Lepcha]] and [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]]) constituency from 2009.

==Member of Legislative Assembly==

* 1979: [[Lal Bahadur Basnet]], [[Sikkim Janata Party]]
* 1985: [[Balchand Sarda]], [[Independent politician|Independent]]
* 1989: [[Manita Pradhan]], [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
* 1994: [[Narendra Kumar Pradhan]], [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad]]
* 1999: [[Narendra Kumar Pradhan]], [[SSikkim Sangram Parishad]]
* 2004: [[Narendra Kumar Pradhan]], [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
* 2009: [[Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia]], [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
* 2014: [[Pintso Chopel]], [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
* 2019: [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]], [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
* 2019 (By-elections): [[Yong Tshering Lepcha]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]

==2019 By-Election==

In [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]] of [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]] won in both Shyari and Gangtok constituencies, so he relinquished Gangtok seat.

In the by-election, ruling SKM didn’t send their candidate to Gangtok, and supported for opposition [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. Former ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]] participated the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition [[Sikkim National People’s Party|SNPP]]<ref>SNPP was established in 10 October, 2008, but its registration had not been passed by [[Election Commission of India|ECI]] till 25 September, 2019.</ref> and [[Sikkim Republican Party|SRP]] sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition [[Indian National Congress|INC]] boycotted this by-election.

As the result, [[Yong Tshering Lepcha]] of BJP defeated his nearest rival [[Delay Namgyal Barfungpa]] of SNPP. [[Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia]] of SDF fell to the 3rd position.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Gangtok constituency<ref>{{cite news|title=Final result of Gangtok bye-poll|url=https://www.facebook.com/sikkimexpress/photos/a.130585913754096/1943209019158434/?type=3&theater|newspaper=Sikkim Express (Facebook)|access-date=22 November 2019|date=25 October 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Yong Tshering Lepcha]]
|votes = 2,508
|percentage = 40.88
|change = +35.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim National People’s Party
|candidate = [[Delay Namgyal Barfungpa]]
|votes = 1,498
|percentage = 24.42
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Democratic Front
|candidate = [[Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia]]
|votes = 874
|percentage = 14.25
|change = -25.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Hamro Sikkim Party
|candidate = [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
|votes = 579
|percentage = 9.44
|change = +8.50
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Karma Yenten Chankapa
|votes = 455
|percentage = 7.42
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Republican Party
|candidate = Son Tshering Lepcha
|votes = 119
|percentage = 1.94
|change = New
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6135
|percentage = 52.03
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Electoral Records==
===2019===
Incumbent Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from opposition [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]], [[Pintso Chopel]] moved to ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]]. Opposition [[Hamro Sikkim Party|HSP]] sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition [[Indian National Congress|INC]] didn’t send its candidate to Gangtok, and [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] didn't participate this election.

[[Kunga Nima Lepcha]] of SKM defeated his nearest rival Pintso Chopel of SDF.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangtok constituency<ref>{{cite news|title=Gangtok Election Result 2019 LIVE COUNTING|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sikkim-assembly-elections/gangtok-election-results-2019-s21a027|newspaper=Firstpost|access-date=31 October 2019|date=27 May 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|candidate = [[Kunga Nima Lepcha]]
|votes = 3,838
|percentage = 51.68
|change = -9.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Democratic Front
|candidate = [[Pintso Chopel]]
|votes = 2,950
|percentage = 39.72
|change = +5.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Yong Tshering Lepcha]]
|votes = 392
|percentage = 5.28
|change = +2.79
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = [[Delay Namgyal Barfungpa]]
|votes = 97
|percentage = 1.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Hamro Sikkim Party
|candidate = [[Bhaichung Bhutia]]
|votes = 70
|percentage = 0.94
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Phurba Sherpa
|votes = 42
|percentage = 0.57
|change = New
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 7,427
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|loser = Sikkim Democratic Front
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
Opposition [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] and [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]] sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. [[Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantrik Party|SGPP]] didn’t participate this election. [[Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad|SHRP]] had already been merged by [[Indian National Congress|INC]] ([[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee|SPCC]]) in 2013.

[[Pintso Chopel]] of SKM defeated his nearest rival [[Hishey Lachungpa]] of ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]].

{{Election box begin | title= [[2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangtok constituency<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2014 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3365-sikkim-2014/|publisher=ECI|access-date=25 November 2019|year=2014}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|candidate = [[Pintso Chopel]]
|votes = 4,208
|percentage = 61.28
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Democratic Front
|candidate = [[Hishey Lachungpa]]
|votes = 2,317
|percentage = 33.74
|change = -27.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Norden Gyalpo Dorji]]
|votes = 171
|percentage = 2.49
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Tshering Gyatso Kaleon]]
|votes = 72
|percentage = 1.05
|change = -33.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = [[Tshering Wangchuk Bhutia]]
|votes = 37
|percentage = 0.54
|change = New
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,867
|percentage = 68.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|loser = Sikkim Democratic Front
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
From this year, Gangtok constituency became Scheduled Tribe constituency. Opposition [[Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantric Party|SGPP]] sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad|SSP]] didn't participate this election.

[[Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia]] of ruling SDF defeated his nearest rival [[Tshering Gyatso Kaleon]] of opposition INC.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangtok constituency<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2009 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3364-sikkim-2009/|publisher=ECI|access-date=31 October 2019|year=2009}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Democratic Front
|candidate = [[Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia]]
|votes = 3,506
|percentage = 61.18
|change = -5.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Tshering Gyatso Kaleon]]
|votes = 1,928
|percentage = 33.64
|change = +1.94
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Independent
|candidate = [[Delay Namgyal Barfungpa]]
|votes = 150
|percentage = 2.62
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad
|candidate = [[Uttam Lepcha]]
|votes = 123
|percentage = 2.15
|change = +1.64
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantrik Party
|candidate = [[Mingma Topden Sherpa]]
|votes = 24
|percentage = 0.42
|change = New
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 5,731
|percentage = 70.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Sikkim Democratic Front
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
Incumbent Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from opposition [[Sikkim Sangram Parishad|SSP]], [[Narendra Kumar Pradhan]] moved to ruling SDF. Opposition [[Indian National Congress|INC]] sent [[Sikkim Pradesh Congress Committee|SPCC]] president and former Chief Minister [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]] to Gangtok. Opposition [[Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad]] sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time.

Narendra Kumar Pradhan of SDF defeated his nearest rival Nar Bahadur Bhandari of INC.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2004 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Gangtok constituency<ref>{{cite web|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2004 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SIKKIM|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3363-sikkim-2004/|publisher=ECI|access-date=18 November 2019|year=2004}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Democratic Front
|candidate = [[Narendra Kumar Pradhan]]
|votes = 5,952
|percentage = 66.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]]
|votes = 2,829
|percentage = 31.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
|candidate = [[Devi Prasad Dahal]]
|votes = 90
|percentage = 1.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad
|candidate = [[Bhim Chettri]]
|votes = 54
|percentage = 0.61
|change = New
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 8,925
|percentage = 62.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Sikkim Democratic Front
|loser = Sikkim Sangram Parishad
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==

* [[Gangtok]]
* [[South Sikkim district]]
* [[List of constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
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{{Assembly constituencies of Sikkim}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Sikkim]]
[[Category:East Sikkim district]]
[[Category:Gangtok]]

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