Upper Burtuk Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Sikkim legislative assembly in India
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Upper Burtuk is one of the 32 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Sikkim state in India.[2]
| Upper Burtuk | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 28 for the Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Gangtok |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sikkim |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 15,231[1] [needs update] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 11th Sikkim Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | SKM |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
It is part of Gangtok district and consists of the following Revenue Blocks: Ranka, Sangtong, Upper Sicheygaon, Parbing, Sicheygaon, Gangtok Private Estate, Burtuk, Luing and Upper Burtuk, all of Gangtok Sub-Division.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Kala Rai | 6,323 | 50.54% |  5.18 | |
| BJP | Dilli Ram Thapa | 3,755 | 30.01% | New | |
| SDF | Dil Bahadur Thapa | 1,623 | 12.97% |  38.80 | |
| CAP–Sikkim | Bhim Kumar Tamang | 581 | 4.64% | New | |
| INC | Aita Tamang | 123 | 0.98% | 0.10 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 107 | 0.86% | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,568 | 20.52% | 14.11 | ||
| Turnout | 12,512 | 77.06% | 0.38 | ||
| Registered electors | 16,236 | 6.60 | |||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 1.24 |
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Assembly election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Dilli Ram Thapa | 6,107 | 51.77% | 6.56 | |
| SKM | Nagendra Bikram Gurung | 5,350 | 45.35% | 5.37 | |
| INC | Aita Tamang | 128 | 1.09% | 0.11 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 93 | 0.79% | 0.55 | |
| SRP | Dal Bahadur Tamang | 59 | 0.50% | New | |
| HSP | Philip Lamichaney | 59 | 0.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 757 | 6.42% | 0.90 | ||
| Turnout | 11,796 | 77.45% | 3.98 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,231 | 19.33 | |||
| SDF gain from SKM | Swing | 1.05 |
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Assembly election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKM | Prem Singh Tamang | 5,272 | 50.73% | New | |
| SDF | D. R. Thapa | 4,699 | 45.21% | 33.41 | |
| BJP | Ugen Tamang | 159 | 1.53% | 0.53 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 139 | 1.34% | New | |
| INC | Santa Bir Gurung | 124 | 1.19% | 16.71 | |
| Margin of victory | 573 | 5.51% | 55.21 | ||
| Turnout | 10,393 | 81.42% | 1.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,764 | 40.11 | |||
| SKM gain from SDF | Swing | 27.90 |
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Assembly election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDF | Prem Singh Tamang | 5,908 | 78.63% | New | |
| INC | Arun Kumar Rai | 1,345 | 17.90% | New | |
| SHRP | Sumitra Rai | 86 | 1.14% | New | |
| BJP | Binod Kumar Adhikari | 75 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | Tikendra Sharma | 74 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,563 | 60.73% | |||
| Turnout | 7,514 | 82.48% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,110 | ||||
| SDF win (new seat) | |||||