| Barfung | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 9 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Namchi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikkim |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | BL |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | ā [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|Template:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha/meta/shortname]] |
| Alliance | ā NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Barfung Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim, a northeast state of India. Barfung is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3][4]
This constituency is reserved for members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sonam Gyatso Bhutia | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2014 | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | ||
| 2019 | Tashi Thendup Bhutia | ||
| 2024 | Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly election 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Sonam Gyatso Bhutia | 6,049 | 70.35% | New | |
| INC | Lobzang Bhutia | 2,197 | 25.55% | New | |
| Independent | Sonam Pintso Bhutia | 352 | 4.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,852 | 44.80% | |||
| Turnout | 8,598 | 85.78% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,023 | ||||
| Sikkim Democratic Front win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly election 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | 6,639 | 63.79% |  6.57
| |
| SKM | Pema Wangyal Bhutia | 3,460 | 33.24% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 197 | 1.89% | New | |
| INC | Dadul Lepcha | 112 | 1.08% | 24.48
| |
| Margin of victory | 3,179 | 30.54% | 14.26
| ||
| Turnout | 10,408 | 84.73% | 1.05
| ||
| Registered electors | 12,283 |  22.55
| |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 6.57
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Assembly election 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Tashi Thendup Bhutia | 5,936 | 49.13% | 14.66
| |
| SKM | Lobzang Bhutia | 5,839 | 48.32% | 15.08
| |
| SRP | Mingma Tshring Sherpa | 169 | 1.40% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 139 | 1.15% | 0.74
| |
| Margin of victory | 97 | 0.80% | 29.74
| ||
| Turnout | 12,083 | 81.23% | 3.50
| ||
| Registered electors | 14,875 | 21.10
| |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 14.66
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Assembly election 2024[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia | 8,358 | 61.86% | 13.54
| |
| SDF | Bhaichung Bhutia | 4.012 | 29.69% | 18.63
| |
| Citizen Action Party ā Sikkim | Dadul Lepcha | 656 | 4.85% | New | |
| BJP | Tashi Dadul Bhutia | 298 | 2.21% | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 188 | 1.39% | 0.24
| |
| Margin of victory | 4,346 | 32.16% | 31.36
| ||
| Turnout | 13,512 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha gain from Sikkim Democratic Front | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Sitting and previous MLAs from Barfung Assembly constituency
- ā Election Commission of India
- ā "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ā "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
- ā "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.
- ā "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.
- ā The Indian Express (2 June 2024). "Election Results 2024 Sikkim: Full list of winners on all 32 Legislative Assembly seats of Sikkim". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ā Financialexpress (2 June 2024). "Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 Winners List". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.