| Upper Tadong | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 25 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Gangtok |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikkim |
| Established | 2008[1] |
| Total electors | 10,334[2] [needs update] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | [[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha|Template:Sikkim Krantikari Morcha/meta/shortname]] |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Upper Tadong Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.[3]
It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008,[1] and is part of Gangtok district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dil Bahadur Thapa | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2014 | Timothy William Basnett | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | |
| 2019 | Gay Tshering Dhungel | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2024 | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | ||
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | G. T. Dhungel | 6,209 | 68.46% |  22.98
| |
| SDF | Dr. Chandra Bahadur Chettri | 2,120 | 23.38% |  27.63
| |
| BJP | Niren Bhandari | 280 | 3.09% | New | |
| Citizen Action Party – Sikkim | Ravi Gurung | 245 | 2.70% | New | |
| Independent | Kailash Chandra Pradhan | 158 | 1.74% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 57 | 0.63% | 0.11
| |
| Margin of victory | 4,089 | 45.09% | 39.57
| ||
| Turnout | 9,069 | 74.17% | 1.24
| ||
| Registered electors | 12,228 | 18.33
| |||
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha gain from Sikkim Democratic Front | Swing | 17.46
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Assembly Election 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Gay Tshering Dhungel | 3,844 | 51.01% | 4.18
| |
| SKM | Anand Lama | 3,428 | 45.49% | 3.12
| |
| HSP | Dr. Bina Basnett | 123 | 1.63% | New | |
| INC | Anita Gurung | 69 | 0.92% | 0.24
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 56 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 416 | 5.52% | 3.74
| ||
| Turnout | 7,536 | 72.92% | 3.67
| ||
| Registered electors | 10,334 | 15.44
| |||
| Sikkim Democratic Front gain from Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | Swing | 2.40
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Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Timothy William Basnett | 3,333 | 48.61% | New | |
| SDF | Bhasker Basnett | 3,211 | 46.83% | 9.18
| |
| BJP | Eli Pal | 155 | 2.26% | 0.41
| |
| INC | Tara Kumar Pradhan | 79 | 1.15% | 36.30
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 79 | 1.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 122 | 1.78% | 16.78
| ||
| Turnout | 6,857 | 76.60% | 1.47
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| Registered electors | 8,952 | ||||
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha gain from Sikkim Democratic Front | Swing | 7.40
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Assembly Election 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dil Bahadur Thapa | 3,148 | 56.00% | New | |
| INC | Arun Kumar Basnet | 2,105 | 37.45% | New | |
| Independent | Depak Rai | 130 | 2.31% | New | |
| BJP | Padam Prasad Sharma | 104 | 1.85% | New | |
| SHRP | Kharka Singh Gurung | 70 | 1.25% | New | |
| Sikkim Gorkha Party | Garjaman Rai | 64 | 1.14% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,043 | 18.56% | |||
| Turnout | 5,621 | 78.07% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,200 | ||||
| Sikkim Democratic Front win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Vidhan Sabha Elections Sikkim 2019 - Voters Turnout Statistical Data" (PDF). ceosikkim.nic.in. CEO of Sikkim. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.