Tumin–Lingee Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India
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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]
| Tumin Lingee | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 16 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Gangtok and Namchi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikkim |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 15,888[1] [needs update] |
| 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 results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Samdup Tshering Bhutia | 8,265 | 58.07% |  10.60 | |
| SDF | Norzong Lepcha | 4,177 | 29.35% |  20.54 | |
| CAP–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 |
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Assembly election 2019
| 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 |
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Assembly election 2014
| 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 |
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Assembly election 2009
| 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) | |||||