Sikkim Election Results 2024: SKM All Set For 2nd Term With 31 Seats, SDF Win Shyari Seat

The incumbent Sikkim Krantikari Morcha has won a total of 31 seats of 32 for the Sikkim Assembly elections 2024. With this landslide victory, the CM Designate Prem Singh Tamang-led party is set to return for its second term.

The counting of votes for the 32 Assembly seats of Sikkim, the polling for which was conducted on April 19, will commence at 6 am on Sunday. In Sikkim, with 32 assembly seats, the majority mark to form the government for any political party is 17 seats.

In Sikkim, the main contest is between the regional parties including the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) and the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF). Notably, the BJP and the Congress also play important roles in alliances and local support.

The prominent candidates in Sikkim include incumbent Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang (SKM), former Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling (SDF), former footballer-turned-politician Bhaichung Bhutia (SDF), Sonam Lama (SKM), Sonam Gyatso Lepcha (SDF), Hishey Lachungpa (SDF), Dilli Ram Thapa (BJP), Narendra Kumar Subba (BJP), Lall Bahadur Das (SKM), Sanjeet Kharel (SKM), Lok Nath Sharma (SKM), and Arun Kumar Upreti (SKM).

The key constituencies in Sikkim include Soreng-Chakung, Poklok-Kamrang, Barfung, Rhenock, Namchaybong, Gangtok, Upper Burtuk, Rinchenpong, and Yangthang.

Sikkim saw a 79.88 per cent voter turnout in the 2024 Assembly Election. This time’s voter turnout was down from 81.43 per cent in 2019.

In the 2019 Sikkim Assembly Election, the SKM had on 17 seats, making Prem Singh Tamang the Chief Minister. The SDF, previously in power, was reduced to 15 seats. In the 2014 elections, the SDF won 22 seats, with Pawan Kumar Chamling serving his fifth term as CM.

The counting of votes for the 32 Assembly seats of Sikkim has begun on Sunday.

The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), which received a shot in the arm after footballer Bhaichung Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party merged with it in November 2023. On Sunday, all eyes would be on Bhutia who is contesting elections from Barfung (BL) assembly seat.

The Sikkim Assembly election is expected to be as close as the last Assembly Elections held in 2019. Prem Singh Tamang-led SKM won 17 seats to dislodge Pawan Kumar Chamling’s SDF government in 2019.

While the SKM’s strength in the Assembly swelled to 19, Chamling was the only SDF legislator left by December 2019, with 10 of his MLAs joining the BJP. Candidates of the BJP later won two bypolls, taking the party’s tally to 12.

The BJP had supported the SDF without being a part of the government, but the two parties severed their alliance ahead of the polls.

The SDF is banking on the issues of large-scale corruption and an alleged bid by the BJP and SKM to dilute the special status of Sikkim by expanding the definition of ‘Sikkimese’ people beyond the indigenous Lepcha, Bhutia, and Nepali people in the new Finance Act of 2023.

The BJP, led by D.R. Thapa, is also confident of winning a sizeable number of the 31 seats it contested in Sikkim. -Observers say that the Citizen Action Party, a new crowdfunded party contesting 30 seats, could be a dark horse.

The exit polls in Sikkim have predicted that BJP may get zero to two seats in Sikkim, the SKM may win 24-30, SDF may win one to three seats, the Citizen Action Party (CAP) may win zero to two while others may get zero to one seat.

Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang's wife Krishna Kumari Rai is contesting from Namchi-Singhithang assembly constituency.

Counting of votes is taking place across six districts in Sikkim including nine constitutencies in Gangtok, seven constituencies in Namchi, five constituencies in Pakyong; four constituencies each in Soreng and Gyalshing and three constituencies in Mangan.

The authorities said the postal ballots will be counted first, followed by the counting of votes in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Sikkim.

An estimated 80 percent of the 4.64 lakh voters casted their votes in Sikkim on April 19. Besides, additional four percent of votes were cast through postal ballots by government officials and employees in the state.

The ruling SKM is leading on four seats currently in Sikkim while the Opposition SDF is trailing for now.

BJP is currently leading on one seat while Sikkim Democratic Front is also leading on one seat in Sikkim.

The latest trends from Sikkim show SKM leading on five seats.

The latest trends from Sikkim show ruling SKM leading on seven seats while BJP and SDF is leading on one seat each.

The latest trends from Sikkim show ruling SKM leading on eight seats.

The latest trends from Sikkim show ruling SKM leading on twelve seats.

SKM's Pamin Lepcha is currently leading after the initial round of voting from Gnathang - Machong Assembly Constituency.

SKM's Puran Kumar Gurung is currently leading from Chujachen Assembly seat by 669 votes.

The latest trends from Sikkim show ruling SKM leading on 16 seats.

The security has been beefed up in Sikkim as the counting of votes for the 32-member Assembly is underway in the state.

The latest trends from Sikkim show ruling SKM leading on 19 seats while BJP is trailing with two seats and SDF trailing with one seat.

The latest trends from Sikkim show ruling SKM leading on 22 seats while Opposition SDF is now trailing with two seats.

The ruling SKM party is currently leading on 23 Assembly seats in the state, show latest trends.

The ruling SKM has crossed halfway majority mark in Sikkim as the party is currently leading on 26 seats, show latest trends.

Sikkim Chief Minister and SKM candidate Prem Singh Tamang was leading by 1,423 votes over his nearest SDF rival Som Nath Poudyal from the Rhenock assembly constituency, show latest trends.

The ruling SKM is leading on 28 Assembly seats while the Opposition party SDF is trailing with two seats, show latest trends.

The ruling SKM is leading on 29 Assembly seats while the Opposition party SDF is trailing with one seat, show latest trends.

The ruling SKM is leading on 31 seats in Sikkim while the Opposition party SDF is trailing with one seat, show latest trends.

The latest date of Election Commission of India(ECI) on Sunday showed the ruling SKM leading on Sikkim's 28 seats, while SDF trailing with one seat.

The latest trends from Sikkim show SDF struggling as the opposition party took a lead in only one seat so far.

Former Sikkim CM and SDF chief Pawan Kumar Chamling is trailing behind SKM candidate Raju Basnet by 546 votes in the Namcheybung assembly constituency, show latest trends.

The latest data issued by Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday showed SKM leading on 29 seats of the state, while SDF leading on only one seat.

The ruling SKM in Sikkim is leading in 31 out of 32 seats, while the opposition parties including trails SDF is leading in only one seat, Congressthe Indian National and other parties have not opened their accounts, show trends.

SKM's GT Dhungel has taken a lead of 1,267 votes over SDF's Chandra Bahadur Chettri in Upper Tadong seat, latest trends indicate.

The ruling SKM was leading in 29 of the 32 assembly seats in Sikkim, while the SDF was ahead in one constituency, according to initial trends available on the Election Commission of India website on Sunday.

Counting of votes for 32 assembly seats in Sikkim began at 6 am, amid tight security arrangements, officials said.

Chief Minister and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) candidate Prem Singh Tamang was leading by around 4,830 votes over his nearest SDF rival Som Nath Poudyal from the Rhenock assembly constituency, while in the Soreng Chakung Assembly constituency Tamang is leading by 2,052 votes over his nearest SDF rival A D Subba.

Former CM and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) supremo Pawan Kumar Chamling was trailing behind SKM candidate Raju Basnet by 546 votes in Namcheybung seat. In the Poklok Kamrang Assembly constituency Chamling was trailing behind Bhoj Raj Rai of SKM by 1,057 votes.

Former India Football captain and SDF candidate Bhaichung Bhutia was trailing behind SKM rival Riksal Dorjee Bhutia by 2,872 votes in the Barfung Assembly seat.

Sikkim BJP unit president Dilli Ram Thapa was trailing behind his SKM rival Kala Rai by 1,543 votes in the Upper Burtuk Assembly constituency. PTI

Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang and SKM candidate is leading with approximately 6,400 votes over his closest rival, Som Nath Poudyal of the SDF, in the Rhenock assembly constituency.

Former CM and SDF leader Pawan Kumar Chamling is traling behind both from Namcheybung seat and Poklok Kamrang seat. In Namcheybung, he is trailing behind SKM's Raju Basnet by 546 votes, while in Poklok Kamrang, he is trailing behind Bhoj Raj Rai of SKM by 1,057 votes.

Former Indian football team captain and SDF candidate Bhaichung Bhutia is currently trailing behind SKM's Riksal Dorjee Bhutia by over 4,000 votes in the Barfung Assembly seat, the Election Commission of India's (ECI's) latest data shows.

The Election Commission of India(ECI) data on Sunday showed the ruling SKM leading on 30 out of the state's 32 seats, while the opposition party SDF is leading on just one seat.

Sikkim BJP unit president Dilli Ram Thapa is currently trailing behind his rival SKM's Kala Rai, by a margin of 1,543 votes in the Upper Burtuk Assembly seat.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced that SKM has officially won its first assembly seat in the state.

The SDF's lone candidate Tenzing Norbu Lamtha is leading from the Shyari Assembly seat in the state with over 1300 votes, as per latest trends.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM from Sikkim, taking the party's tally to two in the 32-member state assembly.

The ruling SKM's Pintso Namgyal Lepcha has won from the Djongu assembly constituency with a vote margin of 5007.

The ruling SKM is heading towards a victory in Sikkim as the party has secured three seats. SKM has won Namthang-Rateypani, Chujachen and Djongu seats.

The ruling SKM has won four assembly seats in Sikkim including Namthang-Rateypani, Chujachen and Djongu seats, Election Commission of India (ECI) announced.

SKM candidate Puran Kumar Gurung has emerged victorious from the Chujachen Assembly seat in Sikkim. Gurung has won the seatn by over 3300 votes defeating his nearest rival Mani Kumar Gurung of the SDF, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to five in the 32-member Assembly in the state.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to seven in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 24 other seats in the state.

Here is the list of seven seats won by the ruling SKM in Sikkim until now:

1 Gangtok

2 Gnathang-Machong

3 Kabi-Lunghcuk

4 Namthang-Rateypani

5 Chujachen

6 Yuksom Tashiding

7 Djongu

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 11 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 20 other seats in the state.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 13 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 18 other seats in the state.

The supporters of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) burst crackers as they celebrate their party's victory. SKM is set to form government in Sikkim as it has won 13 seats and leading on 18 others, as per the latest data of Election Commission of India (ECI).

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 14 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 17 other seats in the state.

Sikkim Chief Minister and SKM chief Prem Singh Tamang has secured victory from the Rhenock seat. He has defeated his closet rival SDF's Som Nath Poudyal by a margin of 7044 votes.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling Sikkim Krantikarti Morcha (SKM), taking the party's seat tally to 15 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 16 other seats in the state.

The list of seats won by Sikkim Krantikarti Morcha (SKM) include:

1 Gangtok

2 Gnathang-Machong

3 Kabi-Lunghcuk

4 Namthang-Rateypani

5 Chujachen

6 Yuksom Tashiding

7 Rhenock

8 West Pendam

9 Yanthang

10 Lachen Mangan

11 Poklok Kamrang

12 Shyari

13 Temi-Namphing

14 Djongu

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 16 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 15 other seats in the state.

The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) has secured a win in the Shyari constituency, marking its first victory in the current election in the state.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 18 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 13 other seats in the state.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 19 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 12 other seats in the state.

Former Sikkim CM and SDF chief Pawan Kumar Chamling was defeated by SKM's Bhoj Raj Rai in the Poklok assembly seat by a margin of 3,063 votes.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 20 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 11 other seats in the state.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 21 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 10 other seats in the state.

Constituency Name- Candidate

Yuksom Tashiding - Tshering Thendup Bhutia

Yangthang - Bhim Hang Limboo

Rinchenpong - Erung Tenzing Lepcha

Salghari-Zoom - Madan Cintury

Poklok-Kamrang - Bhoj Raj Rai

Namchi-Singhithang - Krishna Kumari Rai

Melli - Nar Bahadur Pradhan

Namthang-Rateypani - Sanjeet Kharel

Temi-Namphing - Bedu Singh Panth

Khamdong-Singtam - Nar Bahadur Dahal

West Pendam - Lall Bahadur Das

Rhenock - P.S. Tamang

Chujachen - Puran Kr. Gurung

Gnathang-Machong - Pamin Lepcha

Namcheybung - Raju Basnet

Upper Tadong - G.T. Dhungel

Gangtok - Delay Namgyal Barfungpa

Upper Burtuk - Kala Rai

Kabi Lungchuk - Thenlay Tshering Bhutia

Djongu - Pintso Namgyal Lepcha

Lachen Mangan - Samdup Lepcha

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 23 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on 8 other seats in the state.

Sikkim CM Designate Prem Singh Tamang after celebrating SKM's overwhelming win the Assembly elections in Gangtok, said, "(SDF leader) Pawan Kumar Chamling lost completely in 2019 only but it’s a democracy. The work they couldn’t do in 25 years, we did it in five years. People have voted on that basis.”

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 24 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on seven other seats in the state.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 24 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on five other seats in the state.

Former Sikkim chief minister and SDF supremo Pawan Kumar Chamling lost to SKM nominees in both Poklok Kamrang and Namcheybung assembly constituencies he contested, officials said on Sunday.

In the Poklok Kamrang assembly constituency, Bhoj Raj Rai of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha secured 8,037 votes while Chamling got 4,974 votes, they said.

The Sikkim Democratic Front supremo lost the Namcheybung assembly segment to SKM's Raju Basnet by 2,256 votes.

Basnet got 7,195 votes while Chamling bagged 4,939 votes.

The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) on Sunday returned to power in the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term as it won 19 seats in the 32-member assembly, officials said. PTI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 28 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on three other seats in the state.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced another win for the ruling SKM, taking the party's seat tally to 29 in the 32-member Assembly. The party is leading on two other seats in the state.

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha’s (SKM's) Sonam Lama has won from Sangha assembly seat with a margin of 1919 votes, according to the Election Commission of India‘s latest data.

For the Sikkim Assembly elections, the winning party must win 17 of 31 seats in order to declare a majority, the incumbent Sikkim Krantikari Morcha is all set for a second term after winning 29 of 32 seats.