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Upper Burtuk Assembly Constituency

Upper Burtuk is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.

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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Upper Burtuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Kala Rai 6,323 50.54% Increase5.18
BJP Dilli Ram Thapa 3,755 30.01% New
SDF Dil Bahadur Thapa 1,623 12.97% Decrease38.80
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim Bhim Kumar Tamang 581 4.64% New
INC Aita Tamang 123 0.98% Decrease0.10
NOTA None of the Above 107 0.86% Increase0.07
Margin of victory 2,568 20.52% Increase14.11
Turnout 12,512 77.06% Decrease0.38
Registered electors 16,236 Increase6.60
SKM gain from SDF Swing Decrease1.24

Assembly election 2019

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDF Dilli Ram Thapa 6,107 51.77% Increase6.56
SKM Nagendra Bikram Gurung 5,350 45.35% Decrease5.37
INC Aita Tamang 128 1.09% Decrease0.11
NOTA None of the Above 93 0.79% Decrease0.55
SRP Dal Bahadur Tamang 59 0.50% New
HSP Philip Lamichaney 59 0.50% New
Margin of victory 757 6.42% Increase0.90
Turnout 11,796 77.45% Decrease3.98
Registered electors 15,231 Increase19.33
SDF gain from SKM Swing Increase1.05

Assembly election 2014

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SKM Prem Singh Tamang 5,272 50.73% New
SDF D. R. Thapa 4,699 45.21% Decrease33.41
BJP Ugen Tamang 159 1.53% Increase0.53
NOTA None of the Above 139 1.34% New
INC Santa Bir Gurung 124 1.19% Decrease16.71
Margin of victory 573 5.51% Decrease55.21
Turnout 10,393 81.42% Decrease1.06
Registered electors 12,764 Increase40.11
SKM gain from SDF Swing Decrease27.90

Assembly election 2009

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Upper Burtuk
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

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. ^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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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