Upper Burtuk Assembly constituency
| Upper Burtuk | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 28 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Gangtok |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikkim |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 15,231[1] [needs update] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Upper Burtuk is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.[2]
It is part of Gangtok district and consists of the following Revenue Blocks: Ranka, Sangtong, Upper Sicheygaon, Parbing, Sicheygaon, Gangtok Private Estate, Burtuk, Luing and Upper Burtuk, all of Gangtok Sub-Division.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Prem Singh Tamang | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2014 | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | ||
| 2019 | Dilli Ram Thapa | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2024 | Kala Rai | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Kala Rai | 6,323 | 50.54% |  5.18
| |
| BJP | Dilli Ram Thapa | 3,755 | 30.01% | New | |
| SDF | Dil Bahadur Thapa | 1,623 | 12.97% |  38.80
| |
| Citizen Action Party-Sikkim | Bhim Kumar Tamang | 581 | 4.64% | New | |
| INC | Aita Tamang | 123 | 0.98% | 0.10
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 107 | 0.86% | 0.07
| |
| Margin of victory | 2,568 | 20.52% | 14.11
| ||
| Turnout | 12,512 | 77.06% | 0.38
| ||
| Registered electors | 16,236 | 6.60
| |||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 1.24
|
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Assembly election 2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dilli Ram Thapa | 6,107 | 51.77% | 6.56
| |
| SKM | Nagendra Bikram Gurung | 5,350 | 45.35% | 5.37
| |
| INC | Aita Tamang | 128 | 1.09% | 0.11
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 93 | 0.79% | 0.55
| |
| SRP | Dal Bahadur Tamang | 59 | 0.50% | New | |
| HSP | Philip Lamichaney | 59 | 0.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 757 | 6.42% | 0.90
| ||
| Turnout | 11,796 | 77.45% | 3.98
| ||
| Registered electors | 15,231 | 19.33
| |||
| SDF gain from SKM | Swing | 1.05
|
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Assembly election 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Prem Singh Tamang | 5,272 | 50.73% | New | |
| SDF | D. R. Thapa | 4,699 | 45.21% | 33.41
| |
| BJP | Ugen Tamang | 159 | 1.53% | 0.53
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 139 | 1.34% | New | |
| INC | Santa Bir Gurung | 124 | 1.19% | 16.71
| |
| Margin of victory | 573 | 5.51% | 55.21
| ||
| Turnout | 10,393 | 81.42% | 1.06
| ||
| Registered electors | 12,764 | 40.11
| |||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 27.90
|
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Assembly election 2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Prem Singh Tamang | 5,908 | 78.63% | New | |
| INC | Arun Kumar Rai | 1,345 | 17.90% | New | |
| SHRP | Sumitra Rai | 86 | 1.14% | New | |
| BJP | Binod Kumar Adhikari | 75 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | Tikendra Sharma | 74 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,563 | 60.73% | |||
| Turnout | 7,514 | 82.48% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,110 | ||||
| SDF win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.