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. This Constituency is Scheduled Tribe (ST: Bhutia, Lepcha and Sherpa) constituency from 2009.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1979: Lal Bahadur Basnet, Sikkim Janata Parishad
- 1985: Balchand Sarda, Independent
- 1989: Manita Pradhan, Sikkim Sangram Parishad
- 1994: Narendra Kumar Pradhan, Sikkim Sangram Parishad
- 1999: Narendra Kumar Pradhan, SSikkim Sangram Parishad
- 2004: Narendra Kumar Pradhan, Sikkim Democratic Front
- 2009: Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia, Sikkim Democratic Front
- 2014: Pintso Chopel, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kunga Nima Lepcha[6] | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | |
| 2019[a] | Yong Tshering Lepcha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
- ^ by-elections
Electoral results
2019 By-Election
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 SNPP[7] 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Yong Tshering Lepcha | 2,508 | 40.88 | +35.60 | |
| SNPP | Delay Namgyal Barfungpa | 1,498 | 24.42 | New | |
| SDF | Rinzing Ongmu Bhutia | 874 | 14.25 | -25.47 | |
| HSP | Bhaichung Bhutia | 579 | 9.44 | +8.50 | |
| Independent | Karma Yenten Chankapa | 455 | 7.42 | New | |
| SRP | Son Tshering Lepcha | 119 | 1.94 | New | |
| Turnout | 6135 | 52.03 | |||
| BJP gain from SKM | Swing | ||||
2019
Incumbent Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from opposition SKM, Pintso Chopel moved to ruling SDF. Opposition HSP sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition INC didn’t send its candidate to Gangtok, and AITC didn’t participate in this election.
Kunga Nima Lepcha of SKM defeated his nearest rival Pintso Chopel of SDF.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Kunga Nima Lepcha | 3,838 | 51.68 | -9.60 | |
| SDF | Pintso Chopel | 2,950 | 39.72 | +5.98 | |
| BJP | Yong Tshering Lepcha | 392 | 5.28 | +2.79 | |
| Independent | Delay Namgyal Barfungpa | 97 | 1.31 | ||
| HSP | Bhaichung Bhutia | 70 | 0.94 | New | |
| Independent | Phurba Sherpa | 42 | 0.57 | New | |
| Turnout | 7,427 | ||||
| SKM hold | Swing | ||||
2014
Opposition SKM, BJP and AITC sent their candidates to Gangtok for the first time. SGPP didn’t participate in this election. SHRP had already been merged by INC (SPCC) in 2013.
Pintso Chopel of SKM defeated his nearest rival Hishey Lachungpa of ruling SDF.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Pintso Chopel | 4,208 | 61.28 | New | |
| SDF | Hishey Lachungpa | 2,317 | 33.74 | -27.44 | |
| BJP | Norden Gyalpo Dorji | 171 | 2.49 | New | |
| INC | Tshering Gyatso Kaleon | 72 | 1.05 | -33.59 | |
| AITC | Tshering Wangchuk Bhutia | 37 | 0.54 | New | |
| Turnout | 6,867 | 68.17 | |||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | ||||
2009
From this year, Gangtok constituency became Scheduled Tribe constituency. Opposition SGPP sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time. Opposition SSP didn’t participate in this election.
Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia of ruling SDF defeated his nearest rival Tshering Gyatso Kaleon of opposition INC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dorjee Namgyal Bhutia | 3,506 | 61.18 | -5.51 | |
| INC | Tshering Gyatso Kaleon | 1,928 | 33.64 | +1.94 | |
| Independent | Delay Namgyal Barfungpa | 150 | 2.62 | New | |
| SHRP | Uttam Lepcha | 123 | 2.15 | +1.64 | |
| Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantrik Party | Mingma Topden Sherpa | 24 | 0.42 | New | |
| Turnout | 5,731 | 70.38 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | ||||
2004
Incumbent Member of Sikkim Legislative Assembly from opposition SSP, Narendra Kumar Pradhan moved to ruling SDF. Opposition INC sent SPCC president and former Chief Minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari to Gangtok. Opposition Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad sent its candidate to Gangtok for the first time.
Narendra Kumar Pradhan of SDF defeated his nearest rival Nar Bahadur Bhandari of INC.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Narendra Kumar Pradhan | 5,952 | 66.69 | ||
| INC | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | 2,829 | 31.70 | ||
| SSP | Devi Prasad Dahal | 90 | 1.01 | ||
| SHRP | Bhim Chettri | 54 | 0.61 | New | |
| Turnout | 8,925 | 62.50 | |||
| SDF gain from SSP | Swing | ||||