Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency
Parliamentary constituency in India
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Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency which covers the entire area of the state of Sikkim.
| Sikkim SK-1 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| Assembly constituencies | 32[1] |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 4,64,140[2] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | SKM |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Sikkim participated in its first general elections in 1977 after joining the Union in 1975. Its first member of parliament (MP) was Chatra Bahadur Chhetri of the Indian National Congress who was elected unopposed. The current MP is Indra Hang Subba of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, who has represented the constituency since 2019. He was re-elected in 2024.
- SDF (6 Times) (46.0%)
- SSP(3 Times) (23.0%)
- SKM(2 Times) (15.0%)
- SJP(1 Time) (8.00%)
- INC(1 Time) (8.00%)
Assembly Segments
Since Sikkim has only one Lok Sabha constituency, it comprises all 32 Assembly constituencies of the state.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Chhatra Bahadur Chhetri[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Pahal Man Subba[4][5] | Sikkim Janata Parishad | |
| 1984 | Nar Bahadur Bhandari[6] | Independent | |
| 1985^ | Dil Kumari Bhandari | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | |
| 1989 | Nandu Thapa[7] | ||
| 1991 | Dil Kumari Bhandari[8] | ||
| 1996 | Bhim Prasad Dahal[9][10][11] | Sikkim Democratic Front | |
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Nakul Das Rai[12] | ||
| 2009 | Prem Das Rai[13][14] | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Indra Hang Subba | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | |
| 2024 | |||
^By Poll
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Indra Hang Subba | 164,396 | 42.71 | ||
| CAP-S | Bharat Basnett | 83,566 | 21.71 | ||
| SDF | Prem Das Rai | 77,171 | 20.05 | ||
| IND | Laten Tshering Sherpa | 21,263 | 5.52 | ||
| BJP | Dinesh Chandra Nepal | 19,035 | 4.95 | ||
| SRP | Kharga Bhadur Rai | 4,799 | 1.25 | ||
| IND | Sambhu Chettri | 4,690 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,527 | 0.66 | ||
| INC | Gopal Chettri | 2,241 | 0.58 | ||
| IND | Nawin Kiran Pradhan | 1,166 | 0.30 | ||
| IND | Beena Rai | 1,125 | 0.29 | ||
| IND | Ravi Chandra Rai | 1,123 | 0.29 | ||
| IND | Shyamal Pal | 740 | 0.19 | ||
| IND | Madhukar Dhakal | 532 | 0.14 | ||
| IND | Rudra Mani Pradhan | 519 | 0.13 | ||
| Majority | 80,830 | 21.00 | |||
| Turnout | 384,893 | 82.93 | |||
| SKM hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Indra Hang Subba | 166,922 | 47.46 | ||
| SDF | Dek Bahadur Katwal | 154,489 | 43.92 | ||
| BJP | Laten Tshering Sherpa | 16,572 | 4.71 | ||
| INC | Bharat Basnett | 3,990 | 1.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,279 | 0.65 | ||
| IND | 2 Independent Candidates | 2,600 | 0.74 | ||
| OTH | 5 Other Party Candidates | 4,894 | 1.39 | ||
| Majority | 12,433 | 3.54 | |||
| Turnout | 353,415 | 81.41 | |||
| Swing to SKM from SDF | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Prem Das Rai | 163,698 | 52.98 | ||
| SKM | Tek Nath Dhakal | 121,956 | 39.47 | ||
| BJP | Nar Bahadur Khatiwada | 7,279 | 2.36 | ||
| INC | Akar Dhoj Limbu | 7,189 | 2.33 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,332 | 1.40 | ||
| AAP | Kaushal Rai | 2,541 | 0.82 | ||
| AITC | Nakul Das Rai | 1,972 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 41,742 | 13.51 | |||
| Turnout | 308,967 | 83.37 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Prem Das Rai | 159,351 | 63.30 | ||
| INC | Kharananda Upreti | 74,483 | 29.59 | ||
| SHRP | Tara Kr. Pradhan | 4,639 | 1.84 | ||
| BJP | Padam Bdr. Chettri | 4,458 | 1.77 | ||
| IND | Atri Ram Chandra Poudyal | 3,687 | 1.46 | ||
| SJEP[a] | Bhim Subba | 2,849 | 1.13 | ||
| SGPP[b] | Nar Bahadur Khatiwada | 2,284 | 0.91 | ||
| Majority | 84,868 | 33.71 | |||
| Turnout | 251,751 | 81.00 | |||
| SDF hold | Swing | ||||
2004
1999
1998
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Bhim Prasad Dahal | 124,218 | 72.15 | ||
| SSP | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | 42,175 | 24.50 | ||
| IND | Nandalal Gurung | 4,263 | 2.48 | ||
| IND | Dhan Bahadur Tamang | 436 | 0.25 | ||
| IND | Krishna Chandra Pradhan | 421 | 0.24 | ||
| IND | Nabin Chandra Subba | 410 | 0.24 | ||
| IND | Bhagwan Prasad | 251 | 0.15 | ||
| Majority | 82,043 | 47.65 | |||
| Turnout | 177,440 | 77.43 | |||
| Swing to SDF from SSP | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Dil Kumari Bhandari | 103,970 | 90.12 | ||
| IND | Phur Tshering Lepcha | 3,759 | 3.26 | ||
| CPI(M) | Dukanath Nepal | 3,372 | 2.92 | ||
| IND | Bharat Basnett | 2,688 | 2.33 | ||
| IND | Kharga Bhaadur Subba | 867 | 0.75 | ||
| IND | Mandadara Sharma | 536 | 0.46 | ||
| IND | Yognidhi Bhandari | 181 | 0.16 | ||
| Majority | 100,211 | 86.86 | |||
| Turnout | 118,502 | 58.75 | |||
| SSP hold | Swing | ||||
1989
1985 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Dil Kumari Bhandari | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | Uncontested | ||||
| Turnout | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Swing to SSP from Independent | Swing | ||||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Nar Bahadur Bhandari | 56,614 | 68.50 | ||
| INC | Pahalman Subba | 21,327 | 25.81 | ||
| IND | Bishnu Kumar Rai | 1,717 | 2.08 | ||
| IND | Lal Bhadur Basnet | 936 | 1.13 | ||
| CPI | Bhim Bahadur Mishra | 843 | 1.02 | ||
| JP | Ashok Kumar Subba | 604 | 0.73 | ||
| IND | Phur Tshering Lepcha | 495 | 0.60 | ||
| IND | Baldeoram Harijan | 110 | 0.13 | ||
| Majority | 35,287 | 42.69 | |||
| Turnout | 86,024 | 57.64 | |||
| Swing to Independent from SJP | Swing | ||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJP | Pahal Man Subba | 31,750 | 61.65 | ||
| SC (R) | R. C. Paudyal | 11,632 | 22.59 | ||
| SPC | Indra Bahadur Rai | 5,125 | 9.95 | ||
| IND | Ram Prasad Sharma | 1,073 | 2.08 | ||
| INC(U) | Kharananda Adhikari | 943 | 1.83 | ||
| IND | Ashok Kumar Subba | 801 | 1.56 | ||
| IND | Damber Kumari Pradhan | 179 | 0.35 | ||
| Majority | 20,118 | 39.06 | |||
| Turnout | 52,895 | 44.74 | |||
| Swing to SJP from INC | Swing | ||||
1977
In the first election after Sikkim joined the Union, Indian National Congress candidate, Chhatra Bahadur Chhetri was elected unopposed.[3][20][21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chatra Bahadur Chhetri | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | Uncontested | ||||
| Turnout | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
