Yoksam–Tashiding Assembly constituency

Yoksam–Tashiding
Constituency No. 1 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Gyalshing
LS constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Total electors	13,808[1] ^[needs update]
Reservation	BL
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Tshering Thendup Bhutia
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year	2024

Yoksam–Tashiding Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim a north east state of India. Yoksam–Tashiding is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4][5]

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2009	Dawcho Lepcha		Sikkim Democratic Front
2014	Sonam Dadul Bhutia
2019	Sangay Lepcha		Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2024[6][7]	Tshering Thendup Bhutia

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Yoksam–Tashiding

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Tshering Thendup Bhutia	8,271	60.80%	12.28
	SDF	Meewang Gyatso Bhutia	3,459	25.43%	22.41
	Citizen Action Party-Sikkim	Jigmey Bhutia	1,024	7.53%	New
	BJP	Kunzang Sherab Bhutia	318	2.34%	New
	INC	Kamal Lepcha	170	1.25%	0.08
	NOTA	None of the Above	159	1.17%	0.04
	Independent	Palden Lepcha	109	0.80%	New
	Independent	Sonam Palzor Bhutia	94	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			4,812	35.37%	34.70
Turnout			13,604	87.63%	2.75
Registered electors			15,524		12.43
	SKM hold		Swing	12.28

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam–Tashiding[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Sangay Lepcha	5,686	48.52%	22.71
	SDF	Dichen Wangchuk Bhutia	5,607	47.84%	20.49
	HSP	Phurkit Lepcha	158	1.35%	New
	INC	Pema Rinzing Bhutia	137	1.17%	2.49
	NOTA	None of the Above	132	1.13%	1.08
Margin of victory			79	0.67%	41.85
Turnout			11,720	84.88%	1.14
Registered electors			13,808		19.76
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing	19.81

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam–Tashiding

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Sonam Dadul Bhutia	6,777	68.33%	3.42
	SKM	Thutop Bhutia	2,559	25.80%	New
	INC	Pema Rinzing Bhutia	363	3.66%	16.57
	NOTA	None of the Above	219	2.21%	New
Margin of victory			4,218	42.53%	9.00
Turnout			9,918	86.02%	0.92
Registered electors			11,530		21.73
	SDF hold		Swing	3.42

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Yoksam–Tashiding[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Dawcho Lepcha	5,909	71.75%	New
	INC	Aden Tshering Lepcha	1,666	20.23%	New
	SHRP	Nedup Tshering Bhutia	430	5.22%	New
	Sikkim Gorkha Party	Pemba Sherpa	230	2.79%	New
Margin of victory			4,243	51.52%
Turnout			8,235	86.94%
Registered electors			9,472
	SDF win (new seat)

See also

• Yuksom
• Gyalshing district
• List of constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly

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. Sitting and previous MLAs from Tawang Assembly constituency
3. Election Commission of India
4. Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks
5. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
6. 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.
7. Financialexpress (2 June 2024). "Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 Winners List". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
8. "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.
9. "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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