Barfung Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India
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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]
| Barfung | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 9 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Namchi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikkim |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | BL |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | SKM |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This constituency is reserved for members of the Bhutia-Lepcha community.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sonam Gyatso Bhutia | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 2014 | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | ||
| 2019 | Tashi Thendup Bhutia | ||
| 2024 | Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | |
Election results
Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dorjee Dazom Bhutia | 6,639 | 63.79% |  6.57 | |
| SKM | Pema Wangyal Bhutia | 3,460 | 33.24% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 197 | 1.89% | New | |
| INC | Dadul Lepcha | 112 | 1.08% | 24.48 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,179 | 30.54% | 14.26 | ||
| Turnout | 10,408 | 84.73% | 1.05 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,283 |  22.55 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 6.57 |
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Tashi Thendup Bhutia | 5,936 | 49.13% | 14.66 | |
| SKM | Lobzang Bhutia | 5,839 | 48.32% | 15.08 | |
| SRP | Mingma Tshring Sherpa | 169 | 1.40% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 139 | 1.15% | 0.74 | |
| Margin of victory | 97 | 0.80% | 29.74 | ||
| Turnout | 12,083 | 81.23% | 3.50 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,875 | 21.10 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | 14.66 |
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Assembly election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia | 8,358 | 61.86% | 13.54 | |
| SDF | Bhaichung Bhutia | 4.012 | 29.69% | 18.63 | |
| 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% | 0.24 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,346 | 32.16% | 31.36 | ||
| Turnout | 13,512 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | ||||