Upper Tadong Assembly constituency
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| Upper Tadong | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 25 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Gangtok |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikkim |
| Established | 2008[1] |
| Total electors | 10,334[2] [needs update] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| File:G.T Dhungel.jpg | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Upper Tadong Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.[3]
It was created after the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008,[1] and is part of Gangtok district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]Assembly Election 2024
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | G. T. Dhungel | 6,209 | 68.46% | Increase22.98 | |
| SDF | Dr. Chandra Bahadur Chettri | 2,120 | 23.38% | Decrease27.63 | |
| BJP | Niren Bhandari | 280 | 3.09% | New | |
| CAP–Sikkim | Ravi Gurung | 245 | 2.70% | New | |
| Independent | Kailash Chandra Pradhan | 158 | 1.74% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 57 | 0.63% | Decrease0.11 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,089 | 45.09% | Increase39.57 | ||
| Turnout | 9,069 | 74.17% | Increase1.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,228 | Increase18.33 | |||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | Increase17.46 | |||
Assembly Election 2019
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Gay Tshering Dhungel | 3,844 | 51.01% | Increase4.18 | |
| SKM | Anand Lama | 3,428 | 45.49% | Decrease3.12 | |
| HSP | Dr. Bina Basnett | 123 | 1.63% | New | |
| INC | Anita Gurung | 69 | 0.92% | Decrease0.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 56 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 416 | 5.52% | Increase3.74 | ||
| Turnout | 7,536 | 72.92% | Decrease3.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,334 | Increase15.44 | |||
| SDF gain from SKM | Swing | Increase2.40 | |||
Assembly Election 2014
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Timothy William Basnett | 3,333 | 48.61% | New | |
| SDF | Bhasker Basnett | 3,211 | 46.83% | Decrease9.18 | |
| BJP | Eli Pal | 155 | 2.26% | Increase0.41 | |
| INC | Tara Kumar Pradhan | 79 | 1.15% | Decrease36.30 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 79 | 1.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 122 | 1.78% | Decrease16.78 | ||
| Turnout | 6,857 | 76.60% | Decrease1.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,952 | ||||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | Decrease7.40 | |||
Assembly Election 2009
[edit | edit source]| 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
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