Gangtok Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

a north east state of

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. Gangtok is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency. This Constituency is Scheduled Tribe (ST: Bhutia, Lepcha and Sherpa) constituency from 2009.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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: Lal Bahadur Basnet, Sikkim Janata Parishad * 1985: Balchand Sarda,

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* 1989: Manita Pradhan,

Sikkim Sangram Parishad Sikkim Sangram Parishad is a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. In 1979, after a period of instability, a ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari from Sikkim Janata Parishad party gained power in Sikkim. In 1984, Bhandari dis ...

* 1994: Narendra Kumar Pradhan,

* 1999: Narendra Kumar Pradhan, SSikkim Sangram Parishad * 2004: Narendra Kumar Pradhan,

Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. It was the ruling party in Sikkim from 12 December 1994 to 23 May 2019. History The party was founded by Pawan Kumar Chamling in 1993. It has ruled the ...

* 2009: Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia,

* 2014: Pintso Chopel,

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (translation: ''Sikkim Revolutionary Front'') is a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim which was the ruling party of Sikkim in 2020. P.S. Golay, a former member of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, was one of ...

Electoral results

2019 By-Election

In the

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election Legislative Assembly elections were held in Sikkim on 11 April 2019 to elect the 32 members of the ninth Legislative Assembly. The term of the ninth Sikkim Legislative Assembly ended on 27 May 2019. Schedule of election Results Results (Pa ...

Kunga Nima Lepcha Kunga Nima Lepcha is an Indian politician in Sikkim. He is the acting president of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM), incumbent member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly and the state Minister of Prem Singh Tamang ministry. Political career At first, ...

of 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 opposition BJP. Former ruling SDF participated in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition SNPPSNPP was established on 10 October, 2008, but its registration had not been passed by ECI till 25 September, 2019. and SRP sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition

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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.

2019

Incumbent Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from opposition SKM, Pintso Chopel moved to ruling SDF. Opposition

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sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition

didn't send its candidate to Gangtok, and AITC didn't participate in this election.

of SKM defeated his nearest rival Pintso Chopel of SDF.

2014

Opposition SKM, BJP and AITC sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. SGPP didn't participate in this election. SHRP had already been merged by

( SPCC) in 2013. Pintso Chopel of SKM defeated his nearest rival

Hishey Lachungpa Hishey Lachungpa (born 10 May 1967 at Phaka, Lachung, North Sikkim district, Sikkim) a politician from Sikkim Democratic Front party is Member of the Parliament of India representing Sikkim in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parl ...

of ruling SDF.

2009

From this year, Gangtok constituency became Scheduled Tribe constituency. Opposition SGPP sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition SSP didn't participate in this election. Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia of ruling SDF defeated his nearest rival Tshering Gyatso Kaleon of opposition INC.

2004

Incumbent Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from opposition SSP, Narendra Kumar Pradhan moved to ruling SDF. Opposition

sent SPCC president and former Chief Minister

Nar Bahadur Bhandari Nar Bahadur Bhandari (5 October 1940 – 16 July 2017) was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of the state of Sikkim from 1979 to 1994. He was the founding leader of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad. He was popularly remembered f ...

to Gangtok. Opposition

Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad (translation: ''Sikkim Himalayan State Association''), was a political party in the Indian state of Sikkim. The party president was Dr. A.D. Subba. Tara Shrestha was the general secretary of the party.Gangtok Gangtok is a city, municipality, the capital and the largest populated place of the Indian state of Sikkim. It is also the headquarters of the East Sikkim district, Gangtok District. Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayas, Himalayan range, at an e ...

South Sikkim district Namchi District is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its headquarters is at Namchi. Geography South Sikkim lies at an altitude of 400 to 2000 metres and has a temperate climate for most of the year. Major urban centres include Namch ...

List of constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Sikkim. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gangtok, the capital of the state. The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years, unless dissolved e ...

References

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