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
| 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
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| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 1.24
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Assembly election 2019
| 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
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| Turnout | 11,796 | 77.45% | 3.98
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| Registered electors | 15,231 | 19.33
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| SDF gain from SKM | Swing | 1.05
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Assembly election 2014
| 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
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| Turnout | 10,393 | 81.42% | 1.06
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| Registered electors | 12,764 | 40.11
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| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 27.90
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Assembly election 2009
| 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
- ^ "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.