Gangtok Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim a north east state of India. Gangtok is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency.Sitting and previous MLAs from Gangtok Assembly constituencyElection Commission of India This constituency has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST: Bhutia, Lepcha and Sherpa) since 2009.
Members of the Legislative Assembly Election MemberParty 1979 Lal Bahadur Basnet 1985 Balchand Sarda 1989 Manita Pradhan 1994 Narendra Kumar Pradhan 1999 2004 2009 Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia 2014 Pintso Chopel 2019 Kunga Nima Lepcha 2019 by-election Yong Tshering Lepcha 2024 Delay Namgyal Barfungpa
Electoral results Assembly Election 2024
Assembly by-election 2019 In the 2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, Kunga Nima Lepcha of SKM won in both Shyari and Gangtok constituencies, so he relinquished Gangtok seat.
In the by-election, ruling SKM didn't send their candidate to Gangtok, and supported opposition BJP. Former ruling SDF participated in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election as the opposition for the first time in 25 years. Opposition SNPPSNPP was established on 10 October, 2008, but its registration had not been passed by ECI till 25 September, 2019. and SRP sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition INC boycotted this by-election.
As the result, Yong Tshering Lepcha of BJP defeated his nearest rival Delay Namgyal Barfungpa of SNPP. Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia of SDF fell to the 3rd position.
Assembly election 2019
Assembly election 2014
Assembly election 2009
Assembly election 2004
Assembly election 1999
Assembly election 1994
Assembly election 1989
Assembly election 1985
Assembly election 1979
See also
Gangtok Gangtok district List of constituencies of Sikkim Legislative Assembly
References