Barfung | |
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Constituency No. 9 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Northeast India |
State | Sikkim |
District | Namchi |
LS constituency | Sikkim |
Established | 2008 |
Reservation | BL |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia | |
Party | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
Elected year | 2024 |
Barfung Assembly constituency is one of the 32 assembly constituencies of Sikkim, a northeast state of India. Barfung is part of Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3][4]
This constituency is reserved for members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election | Member | Party | |
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2009 | Sonam Gyatso Bhutia | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
2014 | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | ||
2019 | Tashi Thendup Bhutia | ||
2024 | Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SKM | Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia | 8,358 | 61.86% | ![]() | |
SDF | Bhaichung Bhutia | 4.012 | 29.69% | ![]() | |
Citizen Action Party-Sikkim | Dadul Lepcha | 656 | 4.85% | New | |
BJP | Tashi Dadul Bhutia | 298 | 2.21% | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 188 | 1.39% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 4,346 | 32.16% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 13,512 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
SKM gain from SDF | Swing |
Assembly election 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SDF | Tashi Thendup Bhutia | 5,936 | 49.13% | ![]() | |
SKM | Lobzang Bhutia | 5,839 | 48.32% | ![]() | |
SRP | Mingma Tshring Sherpa | 169 | 1.40% | New | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 139 | 1.15% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 97 | 0.80% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 12,083 | 81.23% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 14,875 | ![]() | |||
SDF hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SDF | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | 6,639 | 63.79% | ![]() | |
SKM | Pema Wangyal Bhutia | 3,460 | 33.24% | New | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 197 | 1.89% | New | |
INC | Dadul Lepcha | 112 | 1.08% | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 3,179 | 30.54% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 10,408 | 84.73% | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 12,283 | ![]() | |||
SDF hold | Swing | ![]() |
Assembly election 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SDF | Sonam Gyatso Bhutia | 6,049 | 70.35% | New | |
INC | Lobzang Bhutia | 2,197 | 25.55% | New | |
Independent | Sonam Pintso Bhutia | 352 | 4.09% | New | |
Margin of victory | 3,852 | 44.80% | |||
Turnout | 8,598 | 85.78% | |||
Registered electors | 10,023 | ||||
SDF win (new seat) |
See also
References
- ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Barfung Assembly constituency
- ^ Election Commission of India
- ^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 227, 250.
- ^ The Indian Express (2 June 2024). "Election Results 2024 Sikkim: Full list of winners on all 32 Legislative Assembly seats of Sikkim". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Financialexpress (2 June 2024). "Sikkim Assembly Election 2024 Winners List". Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.