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Upper Tadong Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 27°19′12″N 88°35′49″E / 27.320°N 88.597°E / 27.320; 88.597
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Upper Tadong
Constituency No. 25 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateSikkim
DistrictGangtok
LS constituencySikkim
Established2008[1]
Total electors10,334[2] [needs update]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartySikkim Krantikari Morcha
Elected year2024

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

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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

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Assembly Election 2024

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2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Upper Tadong
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
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% 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

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2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Upper Tadong[4]
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

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2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Upper Tadong
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

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2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Upper Tadong[5]
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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References

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  1. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  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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