https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Upper_Burtuk_Assembly_constituency Upper Burtuk Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-08-07T16:44:23Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Upper_Burtuk_Assembly_constituency&diff=542749&oldid=prev imported>TaylaGnn3143080: adding new article 2026-04-19T19:36:21Z <p>adding new article</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | constituency_no = 28<br /> | name = Upper Burtuk<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | state = [[Sikkim]]<br /> | district = [[Gangtok district|Gangtok]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Sikkim (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sikkim]]<br /> | established = 2008<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | mla = [[Kala Rai]]<br /> |party = {{Party index link|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> |latest_election_year = [[2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | electors = {{formatnum:15231}}&lt;ref name=&quot;ceosikkim&quot;&gt;{{cite web |url=https://ceosikkim.nic.in/UploadedFiles/VoterTurnout/Voters%20Turnout%20Vidhan%20Sabha%20Elections%20Sikkim%202019.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219115258/https://ceosikkim.nic.in/UploadedFiles/VoterTurnout/Voters%20Turnout%20Vidhan%20Sabha%20Elections%20Sikkim%202019.pdf|archive-date=19 February 2024 |title=Vidhan Sabha Elections Sikkim 2019 - Voters Turnout Statistical Data|website=ceosikkim.nic.in |publisher= CEO of Sikkim |access-date= 1 January 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; {{update after|2024|05}}<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Upper Burtuk&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 32 [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Sikkim]] state in [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://ceosikkim.nic.in/Files/Assembly_block.htm |title=Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks |access-date=13 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 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> 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.&lt;ref name=delimitation2008&gt;{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&amp;type=order&amp;filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2009]] || rowspan=2 | [[Prem Singh Tamang]] || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2019]] || [[Dilli Ram Thapa]] || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Democratic Front}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election|2024]] || [[Kala Rai]] || {{Full party name with color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Upper Burtuk}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kala Rai]] |party=Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |votes=6,323 |percentage=50.54% |change={{increase}}5.18 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Dilli Ram Thapa]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,755 |percentage=30.01% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dil Bahadur Thapa |party=Sikkim Democratic Front |votes=1,623 |percentage=12.97% |change={{decrease}}38.80 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bhim Kumar Tamang |party=Citizen Action Party – Sikkim |votes=581 |percentage=4.64% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aita Tamang |party=Indian National Congress |votes=123 |percentage=0.98% |change={{decrease}}0.10 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=107 |percentage=0.86% |change={{increase}}0.07 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,568 |percentage=20.52% |change= {{increase}}14.11 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=12,512 |percentage=77.06% |change= {{decrease}}0.38 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 16,236 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.60 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |loser=Sikkim Democratic Front |swing= {{decrease}}1.24 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly election 2019 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Upper Burtuk&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|date=2019-05-24|title=Sikkim Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners|url=https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/sikkim-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205926.html|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Zee News|language=en|archive-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106160313/https://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections/sikkim-assembly-election-results-2019-full-list-of-winners-2205926.html|url-status=live}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Dilli Ram Thapa]] |party=Sikkim Democratic Front |votes=6,107 |percentage=51.77% |change={{increase}}6.56 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nagendra Bikram Gurung |party=Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |votes=5,350 |percentage=45.35% |change={{decrease}}5.37 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aita Tamang |party=Indian National Congress |votes=128 |percentage=1.09% |change={{decrease}}0.11 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=93 |percentage=0.79% |change={{decrease}}0.55 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dal Bahadur Tamang |party=Sikkim Republican Party |votes=59 |percentage=0.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Philip Lamichaney |party=Hamro Sikkim Party |votes=59 |percentage=0.50% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=757 |percentage=6.42% |change= {{increase}}0.90 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=11,796 |percentage=77.45% |change= {{decrease}}3.98 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,231 |ref = |change= {{increase}}19.33 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Sikkim Democratic Front |loser=Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |swing= {{increase}}1.05 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Upper Burtuk}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prem Singh Tamang]] |party=Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |votes=5,272 |percentage=50.73% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. R. Thapa |party=Sikkim Democratic Front |votes=4,699 |percentage=45.21% |change={{decrease}}33.41 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ugen Tamang |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=159 |percentage=1.53% |change={{increase}}0.53 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=139 |percentage=1.34% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Santa Bir Gurung |party=Indian National Congress |votes=124 |percentage=1.19% |change={{decrease}}16.71 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=573 |percentage=5.51% |change= {{decrease}}55.21 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=10,393 |percentage=81.42% |change= {{decrease}}1.06 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 12,764 |ref = |change= {{increase}}40.11 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |loser=Sikkim Democratic Front |swing= {{decrease}}27.90 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly election 2009 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election]]: Upper Burtuk&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Stats_SK_April2009.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404202702/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2009/Stats_SK_April2009.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2014|access-date=15 February 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Prem Singh Tamang]] |party=Sikkim Democratic Front |votes=5,908 |percentage=78.63% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Arun Kumar Rai |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,345 |percentage=17.90% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sumitra Rai |party=Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad |votes=86 |percentage=1.14% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Binod Kumar Adhikari |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=75 |percentage=1.00% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tikendra Sharma |party=Independent politician |votes=74 |percentage=0.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,563 |percentage=60.73% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=7,514 |percentage=82.48% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,110 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Sikkim Democratic Front |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]<br /> * [[Gangtok district]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Sikkim}}<br /> <br /> {{coords|27.350|88.619|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Gangtok district]]<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Sikkim]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Sikkim]]<br /> [[Category:2008 establishments in Sikkim]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]</div> imported>TaylaGnn3143080