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'''Poklok-Kamrang (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of [[Sikkim]] a north east state of [[India]]. Poklok-Kamrang is part of [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>[http://www.elections.in/sikkim/assembly-constituencies/poklok-kamrang.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Poklok-Kamrang 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>

==Member of Legislative Assembly==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}" |
| [[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| [[Pawan Chamling]]
| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}" |
| [[2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| [[Kedar Nath Rai]]
| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}" |
| [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| [[Pawan Chamling]]
| [[Sikkim Democratic Front]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}" |
| [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2019 by-elections]]
| [[Prem Singh Tamang]]
| [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|-
|}

==2019 By-Election==

In [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]], [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]] of former ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]] won in both Poklok-Kamrang and Namchi-Singhithang constituencies, so he relinquished Poklok-Kamrang seat.

In the by-election, ruling [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]] sent its president and incumbent Chief Minister, [[Prem Singh Tamang]] (P. S. Golay) to Poklok-Kamrang constituency. Former ruling SDF participated the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition [[Indian National Congress|INC]] boycotted this by-election, and [[Hamro Sikkim Party|HSP]] didn't send its candidate to this constituency.

As the result, Prem Singh Tamang of SKM defeated his nearest rival [[Moses Rai]] of SDF.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Poklok-Kamrang constituency<ref>{{cite news|title=Final result of Poklok-Kamrang bye-poll|url=https://www.facebook.com/sikkimexpress/photos/a.130585913754096/1943209899158346/?type=3&theater|newspaper=Sikkim Express (Facebook)|access-date=22 November 2019|date=25 October 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|candidate = [[Prem Singh Tamang]]
|votes = 10,811
|percentage = 84.00
|change = +47.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Democratic Front
|candidate = [[Moses Rai]]
|votes = 1,858
|percentage = 14.44
|change = -44.65
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Republican Party
|candidate = [[Yadhu Kumar Rai]]
|votes = 125
|percentage = 0.97
|change = -0.54
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,870
|percentage = 79.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|loser = Sikkim Democratic Front
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Electoral Records==
===2019===
Ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]] sent its president and incumbent Chief Minister, [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]] to Poklok-Kamrang constituency. Opposition [[Hamro Sikkim Party|HSP]] and [[Sikkim Republican Party|SRP]] sent their candidates to Poklok-Kamrang for the first time.

[[Pawan Kumar Chamling]] of SDF defeated his nearest rival [[Kharka Bahadur Rai]] of opposition [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]].

{{Election box begin | title= [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Poklok-Kamrang constituency<ref>{{cite news|title=Poklok Kamrang Election Result 2019 LIVE COUNTING|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sikkim-assembly-elections/poklok-kamrang-election-results-2019-s21a010|newspaper=Firstpost|access-date=31 October 2019|date=27 May 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Democratic Front
|candidate = [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]]
|votes = 7,731
|percentage = 59.09
|change = -9.76
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|candidate = [[Kharka Bahadur Rai]]
|votes = 4,832
|percentage = 36.93
|change = +8.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Republican Party
|candidate = [[Yadhu Kumar Rai]]
|votes = 197
|percentage = 1.51
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ishwar Prasad Rai]]
|votes = 125
|percentage = 0.96
|change = -0.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Hamro Sikkim Party
|candidate = [[Birkha Bahadur Rai]]
|votes = 90
|percentage = 0.69
|change = New
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 13,083
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Sikkim Democratic Front
|loser = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
Opposition [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|SKM]] sent its candidate to Poklok-Kamrang for the first time.

[[Kedar Nath Rai]] of ruling [[Sikkim Democratic Front|SDF]] defeated his nearest rival [[Bhoj Raj Rai]] of SKM.

{{Election box begin | title= [[2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Poklok-Kamrang 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 Democratic Front
|candidate = [[Kedar Nath Rai]]
|votes = 7,996
|percentage = 68.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|candidate = [[Bhoj Raj Rai]]
|votes = 3,325
|percentage = 28.63
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Ishwar Prasad Rai]]
|votes = 114
|percentage = 0.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 11,614
|percentage = 86.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Sikkim Democratic Front
|loser = Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==

* [[Poklok]]
* [[Kamrang]]
* [[South Sikkim district]]
* [[List of constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]

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

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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Sikkim]]
[[Category:South Sikkim district]]

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