Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency

Sikkim
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Sikkim ; SK-1
Lok Sabha constituency
	Interactive Map Outlining Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
Assembly constituencies	32: Yoksam–Tashiding (BL), Yangthang, Maneybong Dentam, Gyalshing-Barnyak, Rinchenpong (BL), Daramdin (BL), Soreng-Chakung, Salghari-Zoom (SC), Barfung (BL), Poklok-Kamrang, Namchi-Singhithang, Melli, Namthang-Rateypani, Temi-Namphing, Rangang-Yangang, Tumin Lingee (BL), Khamdong-Singtam, West Pendam (SC), Rhenock, Chujachen, Gnathang-Machong (BL), Namchaybong, Shyari (BL), Martam-Rumtek (BL), Upper Tadong, Arithang, Gangtok (BL), Upper Burtuk, Kabi Lungchok (BL), Djongu (BL), Lachen-Mangan (BL), and Sangha
Established	1977
Total electors	4,64,140
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
	18th Lok Sabha
	Incumbent Indra Hang Subba
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year	2024

Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency which covers the entire area of the state of Sikkim.

Sikkim participated in its first general elections in 1977 after joining the Union in 1975. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Chatra Bahadur Chhetri of the Indian National Congress who was elected unopposed. The current MP is Indra Hang Subba of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, who has represented the constituency since 2019. He was re-elected in 2024.

Most Successful parties from Sikkim Lok Sabha

SDF (6 Times) (46%)

SSP(3 Times) (23%)

SKM(2 Times) (15%)

SJP(1 Time) (8%)

INC(1 Time) (8%)

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Assembly Segments

Since Sikkim has only one Lok Sabha constituency, it comprises all 32 Assembly constituencies of the state.

#	Name	Reserved for (SC/BL/None)	District	MLA
1	Yoksam-Tashiding	BL	West Sikkim	Tshering Thendup Bhutia	SKM
2	Yangthang	None		Bhim Hang Limboo	SKM
3	Maneybong Dentam	None		Sudesh Kumar Subba	SKM
4	Gyalshing-Barnyak	None		Lok Nath Sharma	SKM
5	Rinchenpong	BL		Erung Tenzing Lepcha	SKM
6	Daramdin	BL		Mingma Narbu Sherpa	SKM
7	Soreng-Chakung	None		Aditya Tamang	SKM
8	Salghari-Zoom	SC	West Sikkim & South Sikkim	Madan Cintury	SKM
9	Barfung	BL	South Sikkim	Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia	SKM
10	Poklok-Kamrang	None		Bhoj Raj Rai	SKM
11	Namchi-Singhithang	None		Satish Chandra Rai	SKM
12	Melli	None		Nar Bahadur Pradhan	SKM
13	Namthang-Rateypani	None		Sanjit Kharel	SKM
14	Temi-Namphing	None		Bedu Singh Panth	SKM
15	Rangang-Yangang	None		Raj Kumari Thapa	SKM
16	Tumin Lingee	BL	East Sikkim and South Sikkim	Samdup Tshering Bhutia	SKM
17	Khamdong-Singtam	None	East Sikkim	Nar Bahadur Dahal	SKM
18	West Pendam	SC		Lall Bahadur Das	SKM
19	Rhenock	None		Prem Singh Tamang	SKM
20	Chujachen	None		Puran Kumar Gurung	SKM
21	Gnathang-Machong	BL		Pamin Lepcha	SKM
22	Namchaybong	None		Raju Basnet	SKM
23	Shyari	BL		Tenzing Norbu Lamtha	SKM
24	Martam-Rumtek	BL		Sonam Venchungpa	SKM
25	Upper Tadong	None		G.T. Dhungel	SKM
26	Arithang	None		Arun Kumar Upreti	SKM
27	Gangtok	BL		Delay Namgyal Barfungpa	SKM
28	Upper Burtuk	None		Kala Rai	SKM
29	Kabi Lungchok	BL	North Sikkim district and East Sikkim district	Thenlay Tshering Bhutia	SKM
30	Djongu	BL	North Sikkim	Pintso Namgyal Lepcha	SKM
31	Lachen-Mangan	BL	North Sikkim	Samdup Lepcha	SKM
32	Sangha	Sangha		Sonam Lama	SKM

Members of Parliament

Election	Member
1977	Chhatra Bahadur Chhetri^[3]	Indian National Congress
1980	Pahal Man Subba^[4]^[5]	Sikkim Janata Parishad
1984	Nar Bahadur Bhandari^[6]	Independent
1985^	Dil Kumari Bhandari	Sikkim Sangram Parishad
1989	Nandu Thapa^[7]
1991	Dil Kumari Bhandari^[8]
1996	Bhim Prasad Dahal^[9]^[10]^[11]	Sikkim Democratic Front
1998
1999
2004	Nakul Das Rai^[12]
2009	Prem Das Rai^[13]^[14]
2014	Prem Das Rai^[13]^[14]
2019	Indra Hang Subba	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2024	Indra Hang Subba	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

^By Poll

Election results

20th century

General election 1977

In the first election after Sikkim joined the Union, Indian National Congress candidate, Chhatra Bahadur Chhetri was elected unopposed.^[3]^[15]^[16]

General election 1980

General Election, 1980: Sikkim^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SJP	Pahal Man Subba	31,750	61.65	N/A
	SC (R)	R. C. Paudyal	11,632	22.59	N/A
	SPC	Indra Bahudar Rai	5,125	9.95	N/A
	Independent	Ram Prasad Sharma	1,073	2.08	N/A
	INC(U)	Kharananda Adhikari	943	1.83	N/A
	Independent	Ashok Kumar Subba	801	1.56	N/A
	Independent	Damber Kumari Pradhan	179	0.35	N/A
Majority			20,118	39.06	N/A
Turnout			52,895	44.74	N/A
	SJP gain from INC		Swing

General election 1984

General Election, 1984: Sikkim^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	56,614	68.50	N/A
	INC	Pahal Man Subba	21,327	25.81	N/A
	Independent	Bishnu Kumar Rai	1,717	2.08	N/A
	Independent	Lal Bhadur Basnet	936	1.13	N/A
	CPI	Bhim Bahadur Mishra	843	1.02	N/A
	JP	Ashok Kumar Subba	604	0.73	N/A
	Independent	Phur Tshering Lepcha	495	0.60	N/A
	Independent	Baldeoram Harijan	110	0.13	N/A
Majority			35,287	42.69	3.63
Turnout			86,024	57.64	12.90
	Independent gain from SJP		Swing

General election 1989

General Election, 1989: Sikkim^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	Nandu Thapa	91,608	68.52	N/A
	INC	Dil Kumari Bhandari	28,822	21.56	4.25
	RIS	Ram Chandra Poudyal	12,858	9.62	N/A
	Independent	Sonam Topgyal Gensapa	411	0.31	N/A
Majority			62,786	46.96	4.27
Turnout			138,698	72.01	14.37
	SSP hold		Swing

General election 1991

General Election, 1991: Sikkim^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SSP	Dil Kumari Bhandari	103,970	90.12	31.60
	Independent	Phur Tshering Lepcha	3,759	3.26	N/A
	CPI(M)	Dukanath Nepal	3,372	2.92	N/A
	Independent	Bharat Basnet	2,688	2.33	N/A
	Independent	Kharga Bhaadur Subba	867	0.75	N/A
	Independent	Mandadara Sharma	536	0.46	N/A
	Independent	Yognidhi Bhandari	181	0.16	N/A
Majority			100,211	86.86	39.90
Turnout			118,502	58.75	13.26
	SSP hold		Swing

General election 1996

General Election, 1996: Sikkim^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Bhim Prasad Dahal	124,218	72.15	N/A
	SSP	Nar Bahadur Bhandari	42,175	24.50	65.62
	Independent	Nandalal Gurung	4,263	2.48	N/A
	Independent	Dhan Bahadur Tamang	436	0.25	N/A
	Independent	Krishna Chandra Pradhan	421	0.24	N/A
	Independent	Nabin Chandra Subba	410	0.24	N/A
	Independent	Bhagwan Prasad	251	0.15	N/A
Majority			82,043	47.65	39.21
Turnout			177,440	77.43	18.68
	SDF gain from SSP		Swing

General election 1998

General Election, 1998: Sikkim^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Bhim Prasad Dahal	102,440	65.72	6.43
	INC	Sanchaman Subba	51,611	33.11	N/A
	Independent	Om Prakash Bhandari	1,820	1.17	N/A
Majority			50,829	32.61	15.04
Turnout			158,787	67.14	10.29
	SDF hold		Swing

General election 1999

General Election, 1999: Sikkim^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Bhim Prasad Dahal	107,828	52.56	13.16
	SSP	Satish Chandra Rai	86,466	42.15	N/A
	INC	Somnath Poudyal	9,762	4.76	28.35
	Independent	Youaraj Rai	1,077	0.53	N/A
Majority			21,362	10.41	22.20
Turnout			208,670	81.71	14.57
	SDF hold		Swing

21st century

General election 2004

General Election, 2004: Sikkim^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Nakul Das Rai	153,409	69.84	17.28
	INC	Biraj Adhikari	60,258	27.43	22.67
	SSP	Rajendra P. D. Uprety	3,216	1.46	40.69
	SHRP	Tara Kumar Pradhan	2,765	1.26	N/A
Majority			93,151	42.41	32.00
Turnout			219,648	77.95	3.76
	SDF hold		Swing

General election 2009

General Election, 2009: Sikkim^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Prem Das Rai	159,351	63.30	6.54
	INC	Kharananda Upreti	74,483	29.59	2.16
	SHRP	Tara KR. Pradhan	4,639	1.84	0.58
	BJP	Padam Br. Chettri	4,458	1.77	N/A
	Independent	Atri Ram Chandra Poudyal	3687	1.46	N/A
	Sikkim Jan-Ekta	Bhim Subba	2849	1.13	N/A
	Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantrik	Nar Bahadur Khatiwada	2284	0.91	N/A
Majority			84,868	33.71	8.70
Turnout			251,751	81.00	3.05
	SDF hold		Swing

General election 2014

General Election, 2014: Sikkim^[17]^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Prem Das Rai	163,698	52.98	10.32
	SKM	Tek Nath Dhakal	121,956	39.47	N/A
	BJP	Nar Bahadur Khatiwada	7,279	2.36	0.59
	INC	Akar Dhoj Limbu	7,189	2.33	27.26
	NOTA	None of the above	4,332	1.40	N/A
	AAP	Kaushal Rai	2,541	0.82	N/A
	AITC	Nakul Das Rai	1,972	0.64	N/A
Majority			41,742	13.51	20.20
Turnout			308,967	83.37	2.37
	SDF hold		Swing

General election 2019

General Election, 2019: Sikkim^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Indra Hang Subba	166,922	47.23	7.76
	SDF	Dek Bahadur Katwal	154,489	43.71	9.27
	BJP	Laten Tshering Sherpa	16,572	4.69	2.33
Majority			12,433	3.52	9.99
Turnout			353,415	81.41	1.96
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Sikkim
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Indra Hang Subba	164,496	42.71	4.52
	CAP-S	Bharat Basnett	83,566	21.71	New
	SDF	Prem Das Rai	77,171	20.05	23.66
	IND	Laten Tshering Sherpa	21,263	5.52	New
	BJP	Dinesh Chandra Nepal	19,035	4.95	0.26
	SRP	Kharga Bahadur Rai	4,799	1.25	New
	IND	Sambhu Chhetri	4,690	1.22	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,527	0.66
	INC	Gopal Chhetri	2,241	0.58
	IND	Nawin Kiran Pradhan	1,166	0.30
	IND	Beena Rai	1,125	0.29
	IND	Ravi Chandra Rai	1,123	0.29
	IND	Shyamal Pal	740	0.19
	IND	Madhukar Dhakal	532	0.14
	IND	Rudra Mani Pradhan	519	0.13
Majority			80,830	21	17.48
Turnout			3,84,893	82.93	1.52
	SKM hold		Swing

References

^ "Assembly Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer of Sikkim. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf Archived 26 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 204. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ News Desk (27 June 2024). "Pahalman Subba, Sikkim's First Elected Lok Sabha MP, Passes Away at 90". The Voice Of Sikkim. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 244. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 385. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 233. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 281. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
^ "Election Trivia – Why no election was held in Sikkim before 1977?". Indiavotes. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
^ "The explainer: Uncontested elections". Livemint. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
^ "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
^ "In the first-phase: Polls in 91 LS seats; Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha to also see assembly polls". The Economic Times. 10 April 2019.
^ "Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2019 voting Updates: Voter turnout at 62% in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh registers 54% polling till 3 pm". Firstpost. 11 April 2019.
^ "Lok Sabha Election 2019: Sikkim votes today; SDF to take on Congress, BJP for 1 seat". BusinessToday. 11 April 2019.
^ Final voter turnout of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, The Election Commission of India (20 April 2019, updated 4 May 2019)

External links

Sikkim lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

[1] "Assembly Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer of Sikkim. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[2] ttps://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf Archived 26 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[CBC-3] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 175. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[PMS-4] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 204. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[5] News Desk (27 June 2024). "Pahalman Subba, Sikkim's First Elected Lok Sabha MP, Passes Away at 90". The Voice Of Sikkim. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[NBB-6] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[NT-7] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 244. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[DKB-8] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[BPD1-9] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 385. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[BPD2-10] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 233. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[BPD3-11] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 224. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[NDR-12] "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 281. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[PDR1-13] "Constituency Wise Detailed Results" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 122. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[PDR2-14] "Constituencywise-All Candidates". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.

[15] "Election Trivia – Why no election was held in Sikkim before 1977?". Indiavotes. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

[16] "The explainer: Uncontested elections". Livemint. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

[turnout-17] "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election – 2014". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

[18] "In the first-phase: Polls in 91 LS seats; Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha to also see assembly polls". The Economic Times. 10 April 2019.

[19] "Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2019 voting Updates: Voter turnout at 62% in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh registers 54% polling till 3 pm". Firstpost. 11 April 2019.

[20] "Lok Sabha Election 2019: Sikkim votes today; SDF to take on Congress, BJP for 1 seat". BusinessToday. 11 April 2019.

[eciturnout-21] Final voter turnout of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, The Election Commission of India (20 April 2019, updated 4 May 2019)

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