Upper Tadong Assembly Constituency
Upper Tadong Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.
It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, and is part of Gangtok district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dil Bahadur Thapa | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2014 | Timothy William Basnett | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | |
| 2019 | Gay Tshering Dhungel | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2024 | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | ||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | G. T. Dhungel | 6,209 | 68.46% |  22.98
| |
| SDF | Dr. Chandra Bahadur Chettri | 2,120 | 23.38% |  27.63
| |
| BJP | Niren Bhandari | 280 | 3.09% | New | |
| Citizen Action Party-Sikkim | Ravi Gurung | 245 | 2.70% | New | |
| Independent | Kailash Chandra Pradhan | 158 | 1.74% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 57 | 0.63% | 0.11
| |
| Margin of victory | 4,089 | 45.09% | 39.57
| ||
| Turnout | 9,069 | 74.17% | 1.24
| ||
| Registered electors | 12,228 | 18.33
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| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 17.46
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Assembly Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Gay Tshering Dhungel | 3,844 | 51.01% | 4.18
| |
| SKM | Anand Lama | 3,428 | 45.49% | 3.12
| |
| HSP | Dr. Bina Basnett | 123 | 1.63% | New | |
| INC | Anita Gurung | 69 | 0.92% | 0.24
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 56 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 416 | 5.52% | 3.74
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| Turnout | 7,536 | 72.92% | 3.67
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| Registered electors | 10,334 | 15.44
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| SDF gain from SKM | Swing | 2.40
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Timothy William Basnett | 3,333 | 48.61% | New | |
| SDF | Bhasker Basnett | 3,211 | 46.83% | 9.18
| |
| BJP | Eli Pal | 155 | 2.26% | 0.41
| |
| INC | Tara Kumar Pradhan | 79 | 1.15% | 36.30
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 79 | 1.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 122 | 1.78% | 16.78
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| Turnout | 6,857 | 76.60% | 1.47
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| Registered electors | 8,952 | ||||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 7.40
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Assembly Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dil Bahadur Thapa | 3,148 | 56.00% | New | |
| INC | Arun Kumar Basnet | 2,105 | 37.45% | New | |
| Independent | Depak Rai | 130 | 2.31% | New | |
| BJP | Padam Prasad Sharma | 104 | 1.85% | New | |
| SHRP | Kharka Singh Gurung | 70 | 1.25% | New | |
| Sikkim Gorkha Party | Garjaman Rai | 64 | 1.14% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,043 | 18.56% | |||
| Turnout | 5,621 | 78.07% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,200 | ||||
| SDF win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.