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Martam–Rumtek Assembly Constituency

Martam–Rumtek Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim a north east state of India. Martam-Rumtek is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency. This Constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST: Bhutia, Lepcha and Sherpa).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Member Party
2009 Menlom Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front
2014 Mechung Bhutia Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
2019 Dorjee Tshering Lepcha Sikkim Democratic Front
2019 by-election Sonam Venchungpa Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Martam–Rumtek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Sonam Tshering Venchungpa 8,070 54.01% New
SDF Mechung Bhutia 5,308 35.53% Increase18.93
BJP Chewang Dadul Bhutia 705 4.72% Decrease61.57
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim Karma Tshering Bhutia 637 4.26% New
NOTA None of the Above 132 0.88% Decrease0.36
INC Ganga Lepcha 89 0.60% New
Margin of victory 2,762 18.49% Decrease31.20
Turnout 14,941 83.73% Increase11.01
Registered electors 17,844 Increase4.84
SKM gain from BJP Swing Decrease12.27

Assembly by-election 2019

In 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, Dorjee Tshering Lepcha (D. T. Lepcha) of former ruling SDF won in both Gnathang-Machong and Martam-Rumtek constituencies, so he relinquished Martam-Rumtek seat.

In the by-election, ruling SKM didn't send its candidate to Martam-Rumtek. Meanwhile, former SKM candidate Sonam Tshering Venchungpa moved to opposition BJP, and SKM supported him. In addition, D. T. Lepcha had already moved to BJP in August. Former ruling SDF participated in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition SRP sent its candidate to Martam-Rumtek for the first time. Opposition INC boycotted this by-election.

As the result, Sonam Tshering Venchungpa of BJP defeated his nearest rival Nuk Tshering Bhutia of SDF.

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly by-election: Martam–Rumtek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sonam Venchungpa 8,204 66.28% Increase60.44
SDF Nuk Tshering Bhutia 2,054 16.60% Decrease28.81
HSP Nima Lepcha 1,235 9.98% New
Independent Mechung Bhutia 439 3.55% New
Independent Passang Gyali Sherpa 272 2.20% New
SRP Mingma Tshering Sherpa 173 1.40% New
NOTA None of the Above 154 1.24% Increase0.39
Margin of victory 6,150 49.69% Increase49.16
Turnout 12,377 72.72% Decrease8.30
Registered electors 17,020 Increase0.27
BJP gain from SDF Swing Increase20.88

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Martam–Rumtek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Dorjee Tshering Lepcha 6,244 45.40% Decrease0.86
SKM Sonam Venchungpa 6,171 44.87% Decrease5.37
BJP Jigdal Chewang Bhutia 804 5.85% New
HSP Nima Lepcha 183 1.33% New
Independent Gyaltsen Bhutia 121 0.88% New
NOTA None of the Above 118 0.86% New
INC Sonam Tshering Bhutia 112 0.81% Decrease0.70
Margin of victory 73 0.53% Decrease3.44
Turnout 13,753 81.02% Decrease2.04
Registered electors 16,975 Increase16.97
SDF gain from SKM Swing Decrease4.84

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Martam–Rumtek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Mechung Bhutia 6,055 50.24% New
SDF Menlom Lepcha 5,576 46.26% Decrease17.78
NOTA None of the Above 239 1.98% New
INC Sonam Tshering Bhutia 183 1.52% Decrease28.81
Margin of victory 479 3.97% Decrease29.74
Turnout 12,053 83.06% Decrease2.24
Registered electors 14,512
SKM gain from SDF Swing Decrease13.81

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Martam–Rumtek
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Menlom Lepcha 6,392 64.04% New
INC Rinzing Namgyal 3,027 30.33% New
BJP Nima Lepcha 336 3.37% New
Independent Sonam Tashi Bhutia 117 1.17% New
Sikkim Gorkha Party Bindu Lepcha 68 0.68% New
Margin of victory 3,365 33.71%
Turnout 9,981 85.29%
Registered electors 11,702
SDF win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Martam-Rumtek Assembly constituency
  2. ^ Election Commission of India
  3. ^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
  5. ^ "Sikkim Assembly election results 2019: Full list of winners". Zee News. 2019-05-24. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  6. ^ "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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