Tumin–Lingee Assembly constituency

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Tumin Lingee
Constituency No. 16 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Sikkim
District	Gangtok and Namchi
LS constituency	Sikkim
Established	2008
Total electors	15,888^[1] ^{[needs update]}
Reservation	BL
Member of Legislative Assembly
11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Samdup Tshering Bhutia
Party	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Tumin Lingee Legislative Assembly constituency is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India. It lies half in Gangtok district and half in Namchi district.^[2]

This constituency is reserved for members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
2009	Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia	Sikkim Democratic Front
2014
2019
2024	Samdup Tshering Bhutia	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

2024 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election : Tumin–Lingee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SKM	Samdup Tshering Bhutia	8,265	58.07%	10.60
	SDF	Norzong Lepcha	4,177	29.35%	20.54
	Citizen Action Party-Sikkim	Pema Gyalpu Bhutia	885	6.22%	New
	BJP	Passang Gyali Sherpa	593	4.17%	New
	INC	Samdup Lepcha	197	1.38%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	115	0.81%	0.07
Margin of victory			4,088	28.72%	26.31
Turnout			14,232	84.88%	1.42
Registered electors			16,767		5.53
	SKM gain from SDF		Swing	8.19

2019 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Tumin–Lingee^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia	6,615	49.89%	12.37
	SKM	Samdup Tshering Bhutia	6,295	47.47%	12.85
	HSP	Bhaichung Bhutia	234	1.76%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	116	0.87%	0.03
Margin of victory			320	2.41%	25.22
Turnout			13,260	83.46%	1.42
Registered electors			15,888		16.76
	SDF hold		Swing	12.37

2014 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Tumin–Lingee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia	7,191	62.26%	6.93
	SKM	Nidup Tshering Lepcha	3,999	34.62%	New
	INC	Pandup Lepcha	151	1.31%	39.45
	NOTA	None of the Above	105	0.91%	New
	AITC	Prem Tshering Lepcha	104	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			3,192	27.64%	13.06
Turnout			11,550	84.88%	0.01
Registered electors			13,607		27.17
	SDF hold		Swing	6.93

2009 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election: Tumin–Lingee^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDF	Ugyen Tshering Gyatso Bhutia	5,026	55.33%	*New*
	INC	Phuchung Bhutia	3,702	40.75%	New
	Sikkim Gorkha Party	Mingma Tharbu Sherpa	160	1.76%	New
	Independent	Pema Bhutia	152	1.67%	New
Margin of victory			1,324	14.58%
Turnout			9,084	84.90%
Registered electors			10,700
	SDF win (new seat)

^ "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.
^ "Assembly constituencies Revenue Blocks". Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
^ "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.

v t e Assembly constituencies of Sikkim
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Former constituencies	A Assam–Lingjey B Barmiok C Central Pendam–East Pendam Chakung D Damthang Dentam G Geyzing J Jorthang–Nayabazar K Kabi Tingda Khamdong L Lachen Mangshila Loosing Pachekhani M Martam P Pathing R Rakdong Tentek Ralong Ranka Rateypani–West Pendam Regu Rumtek S Soreong T Tashiding Temi–Tarku W Wak Y Yoksam
Related Topics	List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly Elections in Sikkim

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