Shyari Assembly constituency

Shyari
Constituency No. 23 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Gangtok
LS constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Reservation	BL
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Tenzing Norbu Lamtha
Party	Sikkim Democratic Front
Elected year	2024

Shyari Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim, a north east state of India. This constituency falls under Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]

This constituency is reserved for members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2009	Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen		Sikkim Democratic Front
2014	Kunga Nima Lepcha		Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2019
2024	Tenzing Norbu Lamtha		Sikkim Democratic Front

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Shyari[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Tenzing Norbu Lamtha	6,633	51.84%	8.62
	SKM	Kunga Nima Lepcha	5,319	41.57%	12.74
	BJP	Pempo Dorjee Lepcha	403	3.15%	N/A
	Citizen Action Party-Sikkim	Sonam Tshering Lepcha	268	2.09%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	93	0.73%	0.29
	INC	Karma Tashi Bhutia	80	0.63%	0.76
Margin of victory			1,356	10.60%	0.49
Turnout			12,796
Registered electors
	SDF gain from SKM		Swing

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Shyari[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Kunga Nima Lepcha	6,638	54.31%	2.09
	SDF	Karma Wangdi Bhutia	5,282	43.22%	1.79
	INC	Chewang Dorjee Bhutia	170	1.39%
	NOTA	None of the Above	132	1.08%	0.29
Margin of victory			1,356	11.09%	3.87
Turnout			12,222	77.69%	3.07
Registered electors			15,732		24.63
	SKM hold		Swing	2.09

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Shyari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Kunga Nima Lepcha	5,324	52.23%	New
	SDF	Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen	4,588	45.01%	18.15
	INC	Samdup Dorjee Lama	142	1.39%	33.14
	NOTA	None of the Above	140	1.37%	New
Margin of victory			736	7.22%	21.40
Turnout			10,194	80.76%	0.75
Registered electors			12,623		29.08
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing	10.93

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Shyari[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Karma Tempo Namgyal Gyaltsen	5,034	63.15%	New
	INC	Kunga Nima Lepcha	2,753	34.54%	New
	Sikkim Gorkha Party	Karma Tshering Sherpa	97	1.22%	New
	SHRP	Ang Tshering Bhutia	87	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			2,281	28.62%
Turnout			7,971	81.51%
Registered electors			9,779
	SDF win (new seat)

See also

• Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency
• Gangtok district

References

1. Shyari Assembly constituency Elections
2. THE DELIMITATION ACT, 2002
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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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