Election2014
The withdrawal process over, this is how Election 2014 is set-up for Sikkim. The State will see simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. There are 119 candidates in the fray for the Assembly elections and the lone Lok Sabha seat has attracted 6 candidates. Below is presented the final list and also included are results of the 2009 elections with the winning candidates and their vote-share included in brackets. SDF had swept 2009 32/32 and bagged the Lok Sabha seat as well…
The withdrawal process over, this is how Election 2014 is set-up for Sikkim. The State will see simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections. There are 119 candidates in the fray for the Assembly elections and the lone Lok Sabha seat has attracted 6 candidates. Below is presented the final list and also included are results of the 2009 elections with the winning candidates and their vote-share included in brackets. SDF had swept 2009 32/32 and bagged the Lok Sabha seat as well…
Constituency
|
No. of Voters
|
Winner & Winning
vote-share in 2009
|
The Candidates for
2014
|
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SDF
|
SKM
|
Cong
|
The Rest
|
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Yoksam-Tashiding
(BL)
|
11,522
M: 6034
F: 5,488
|
Dawcho
Lepcha
71.75%
|
Sonam
Dadul Bhutia
|
Thutop Bhutia
|
Pema
Rinzing Bhutia
|
Voter
turnout was 81.79% in Elections 2009
|
Yangthang
|
10,986
M: 5,580
F: 5,406
|
PL
Subba
73.19%
|
Chandra
Maya Limboo
|
Karna
Bahadur Subba
|
Lal
Man Subba
|
Ashish
Gurung [BJP]
|
Maneybung-Dentam
|
12,410
M: 6,380
F: 6,030
|
Chandra
Maya Subba
71.99%
|
Narendra
Kr Subba
|
Birbal
Subba
|
Manmaya
Subba
|
Keshar
Man Gurung [BJP]
|
Gyalsing-Bernyak
|
10,447
M: 5,456
F: 4,991
|
MB
Subba
68.13%
|
Sher
Bahadur Subedi
|
Lok
Nath Sharma
|
D.B.
Karki
|
1. Man
Dhoj Thapa [BJP]
2. Hari
Prasad Chapagain [TMC]
|
Rinchenpong
(BL)
|
12,500
M: 6,555
F: 5,945
|
DN
Takarpa
72.69%
|
Karma
Sonam Lepcha
|
Pema
Kinzang Bhutia
|
Karsang
Sherpa
|
Laten
Sherpa [BJP]
|
Daramdin
(BL)
|
13,420
M: 6,828
F: 6,592
|
Tenzi
Sherpa
68.97%
|
Da
Norbu Sherpa
|
M.N.
Sharpa
|
Laden
Lepcha
|
In
2009, there were 167 candidates in the fray
for
32 seats
|
Soreong-Chakung
|
13,897
M: 7,086
F: 6,811
|
Ran
Bdr Subba
66.50%
|
Ram
Bahadur Subba
|
Bharati
Sharma
|
Pushkar
Limboo
|
Sher
Bahadur Karki [BJP]
|
Salghari-Zoom
(SC)
|
9,635
M: 5,057
F: 4,578
|
Madan
Cintury
65.14%
|
Arjun
Kumar Ghatani
|
Bhanu
Pratap Rasailly
|
K.B.
Thatal
|
Voter
turnout was higher among women in 2009
when
82.81% of them
voted
compared to 80.87% of the male voters.
|
Barfung
(BL)
|
12,268
M: 6,361
F: 5,907
|
Sonam
G. Bhutia
70.35%
|
Dorjee
Dazom Bhutia
|
Pema
Wangyal Bhutia
|
Dadul
Lepcha
|
|
Poklok-Kamrang
|
13,459
M: 6,897
F: 6,562
|
Pawan
Chamling
80.68%
|
Kedar
Nath Rai
|
Bhoj
Raj Rai
|
Ishwar
Prasad Rai
|
There
were 167 contestants in the fray in 2009, 106 of whom forfeited their
deposits when they received less than even 1/6th of the valid votes polled!
|
Namchi-Singhithang
|
10,813
M: 5,358
F: 5,455
|
Pawan
Chamling
80.97%
|
Pawan
Chamling
|
Milan
Rai
|
Kush
Bahadur Rai
|
|
Melli
|
13,363
M: 6,753
F: 6,610
|
Tulshi
D Rai
67.48%
|
Tulshi
Devi Rai
|
Prem
Karki
|
Man
Bahadur Rai
|
In
2009 there were 3,00,584 voters in Sikkim
|
Namthang-Rateypani
|
13,178
M: 6,639
F: 6,539
|
Tilu
Gurung
65.76%
|
Tilu
Gurung
|
Prem
Singh Tamang
|
Dikmaya
Chettri
|
Yashoda
Barakoti [TMC]
|
Temi-Namphing
|
12,177
M: 6,179
F: 5,998
|
BS
Panth
52.14%
|
Garjaman
Gurung
|
Lalit
Sharma
|
Deepak
Kumar Bhandari
|
In
2009, SDF secured 67.52% of the votes in the Assembly elections. Congress
came second, cornering 28.31% votes.
|
Rangang-Yangang
|
11,747
M: 6,088
F: 5,659
|
CB
Karki
68.24%
|
Pawan
Chamling
|
Bikash
Basnet
|
Om
Prakash Bista
|
|
Tumen-Lingi
(BL)
|
13,574
M: 6,903
F: 6,671
|
Ugen T.G. Bhutia
55.33%
|
Ugen
T. Gyatso Bhutia
|
Nedup
Tshering Lepcha
|
Pandup
Lepcha
|
Prem
Tshering Lepcha [TMC]
|
Khamdong-Singtam
|
11,414
M: 5,954
F: 5,460
|
Am
Prasad Sharma
56.37%
|
Somnath
Poudyal
|
Dr. MK
Sharma
|
Punya
Prasad Koirala
|
Madan
Kumar Sharma [BJP]
|
West-Pendam
(SC)
|
12,377
M: 6,476
F: 5,901
|
Neeru
Sewa
53.53%
|
Kamal
Kumar Thatal
|
Gopal
Baraily
|
Ranjeet
Gajmer
|
1. Amar
Lohar [BJP]
2. Mohan
Lall Thatal [TMC]
|
Rhenock
|
15,153
M: 7,797
F: 7,356
|
Bhim Dhungel
53.72%
|
Bhim
Dhungel
|
Hemendra Adhikari
|
Padam
Bahadur Chettri
|
1. Nawraj
Chettri [TMC]
2. Om
Prakash Bhandari [Indp]
3. Tilak
Kumar Pradhan [Indp]
|
Chujachen
|
15,402
M: 7,819
F: 7,583
|
Puran
Kr Gurung
74.35%
|
Bikram Pradhan
|
K.B.Gurung
|
Rudra
Narshingh Sakya
|
Gajendra
Rizal [BJP]
|
Gnathang-Machong
(BL)
|
10,052
M: 5,103
F: 4,949
|
LM
Lepcha
58.59%
|
Dorjee
T. Lepcha
|
Sonam
Dorjee Bhutia
|
Dorjee
Wangdi Bhutia
|
Pempa
Tshering Bhutia [Indp]
|
Namcheybung
|
12,882
M: 6,561
F: 6,321
|
BB
Rai
63.37%
|
Bek
Bahadur Rai
|
Dilip
Rai
|
Manoj
Rai
|
Tashi
Rai [BJP]
|
Shyari
(BL)
|
12,581
M: 6,416
F: 6,165
|
KT
Gyaltsen
63.15%
|
Karma
Tempo N. Gyaltsen
|
Kunga
Nima Lepcha
|
Samdup
Dorjee Lama
|
Coming
a distant third in 2009 Assembly elections was SHRP with 3.54% of the
vote-share in the 20 seats it contested.
|
Martam-Rumtek
(BL)
|
14,488
M: 7,283
F: 7,205
|
Menlom
Lepcha
64.04%
|
Menlom
Lepcha
|
Dr.
Michung Bhutia
|
Sonam
Tshering Bhutia
|
|
Upper
Tadong
|
8,930
M: 4,454
F: 4,476
|
DB
Thapa
56%
|
Bhaskar
Basnet
|
Timothy
William Basnet
|
Tara
Shrestha
|
Elle
Rai Pal [BJP]
|
Arithang
|
9,477
M: 5,014
F: 4,463
|
NK
Pradhan
60.95%
|
Udai
Lama
|
Shyam
Sundar Pradhan
|
Gyalpo
Tamang
|
1. Rajaney
Gurung [Indp]
2. Sherap
Dorjee [Indp]
|
Gangtok
(BL)
|
10,051
M: 5,319
F: 4,732
|
Dorjee
N. Bhutia
61.18%
|
Hissey
Lachungpa
|
Pintsho
Chopel Lepcha
|
Maj.
Tshering Gyatso Bhutia
|
NG
Dorji [BJP]
|
Upper
Burtuk
|
12,764
M: 6,479
F: 6,285
|
PS
Tamang
78.63%
|
Dilli
Ram Thapa
|
Prem
Singh Tamang
|
Santabir
Gurung
|
Ugen
Tamang [BJP]
|
Kabi
Lungchuk (BL)
|
11,046
M: 5,404
F: 5,642
|
TT
Bhutia
64.46%
|
Thenlay
T. Bhutia
|
Ugen
Nedup Bhutia
|
Karma
Tashi Bhutia
|
In
2009, CPM was the worst performing political party failing to get even 1% of
the votes in the three Assembly constituencies it fielded candidates from. It
got a collective 272 votes [0.94%] from 3 constituencies.
|
Dzongu
(BL)
|
8,162
M: 3,972
F: 4,190
|
SG
Lepcha
79.97%
|
Sonam
Gyatso Lepcha
|
Dawa
Lepcha
|
Penzong
Lepcha
|
|
Lachen
Mangan (BL)
|
6,868
M: 3,307
F: 3,561
|
TW
Lepcha
53.30%
|
TW
Lepcha
|
Sandup
Lepcha
|
Topden
Lepcha
|
|
Sangha
|
2,904
M: 2,858
F: 46
|
Pheetok
T Bhutia
49.49%
|
Palden
Lachungpa
|
Sonam
Lama Kalyen
|
Acharya
Tshering Lepcha
|
The
Sangha is the only constituency in which the number of voters has come down
since 2009 when it had 3,058 electors.
|
LOK SABHA
|
3,69,947
M: 1,90,370
F: 1,79,577
|
Prem
Das Rai
63.29%
|
Prem
Das Rai
|
TN
Dhakal
|
Dr. AD
Subba
|
1. NB
Khatiwada [BJP]
2. Kushal
Rai [AAP]
3. Nakul
Das Rai [TMC]
|
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