Namchi–Singhithang Assembly constituency

Namchi-Singhithang
Constituency No. 11 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateSikkim
DistrictNamchi
LS constituencySikkim
Established2008
Total electors12,689[1] [needs update]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartySikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year2024 by-election

Namchi-Singhithang is one of the 32 constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly, in Sikkim, India.[2][3] The current incumbent is ex-chief minister of Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling of the Sikkim Democratic Front who has been representing the constituency since the 2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election.[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
2009 Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front
2009^ Binod Kumar Rai
2014 Pawan Kumar Chamling
2019
2024 Krishna Kumari Rai Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2024^ Satish Chandra Rai

^By-election

Election results

Assembly By-election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Namchi–Singhithang[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Satish Chandra Rai Elected Unopposed N/A N/A
SKM hold Swing

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Namchi–Singhithang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Krishna Kumari Rai 7,907 71.60% Increase25.05
SDF Bimal Rai 2,605 23.59% Decrease26.72
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim Mahesh Rai 236 2.14% New
BJP Aruna Manger 233 2.11% New
NOTA None of the Above 62 0.56% Decrease0.19
Margin of victory 5,302 48.01% Increase44.26
Turnout 11,043 83.34% Increase4.17
Registered electors 13,251 Increase4.43
SKM gain from SDF Swing Increase21.29

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchi–Singhithang[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Pawan Kumar Chamling 5,054 50.31% Decrease4.77
SKM Ganesh Rai 4,677 46.56% Increase3.99
INC Kamala Rai 87 0.87% Decrease0.20
SRP Kharga Bahadur Rai 83 0.83% New
NOTA None of the Above 75 0.75% Decrease0.55
HSP Hukum Chandra Rai 70 0.70% New
Margin of victory 377 3.75% Decrease8.75
Turnout 10,046 79.17% Decrease0.70
Registered electors 12,689 Increase16.93
SDF hold Swing Decrease4.77

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchi–Singhithang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Pawan Kumar Chamling 4,774 55.08% Decrease25.69
SKM Milan Rai 3,690 42.57% New
NOTA None of the Above 112 1.29% New
INC Khush Bahadur Rai 92 1.06% Decrease8.60
Margin of victory 1,084 12.51% Decrease58.60
Turnout 8,668 79.87% Increase12.55
Registered electors 10,852 Increase19.70
SDF hold Swing Decrease25.69

Assembly by-election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly by-election: Namchi–Singhithang
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Binod Kumar Rai 4,930 80.77% Decrease0.20
INC Youa Raj Rai 590 9.67% Decrease4.79
Independent N. Dorgee Bhutia 516 8.45% New
Sikkim Gorkha Party Arjun Kumar Rai 48 0.79% Increase0.07
Margin of victory 4,340 71.10% Increase4.59
Turnout 6,104 67.33% Decrease9.52
Registered electors 9,066
SDF hold Swing Decrease0.20

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Namchi–Singhithang[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Pawan Kumar Chamling 5,653 80.97% New
INC Khush Bahadur Rai 1,009 14.45% New
Sikkim Jan-Ekta Party Basant Kumar Rai 127 1.82% New
NCP Anjana Tamang 81 1.16% New
Independent Sheela Rai 62 0.89% New
Sikkim Gorkha Party Arjun Kumar Rai 50 0.72% New
Margin of victory 4,644 66.51%
Turnout 6,982 76.84%
Registered electors 9,086
SDF win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ CEO Sikkim. "Sikkim State Assembly Constituencies Map". Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ "State Election, 2014 to the legislative assembly of Sikkim". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ The Hindu (23 November 2024). "NDA makes a clean sweep of bypolls in the Northeast". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.

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